Polish leader quits party of former Communists
Poland president-elect Aleksander Kwasniewski resigned from the reformed Communist SdRP to broaden appeal to Lech Walesa supporters and ease governance. He noted reforms to continue during his five-year term while handing his card to Premier Oleksy. Walesa vetoed a tax change ex-Communists supported, preserving the 21 percent bottom rate.
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East German leader Krenz faces trial for border killings
In Berlin six top East German figures including Egon Krenz stand charged with manslaughter over deaths of escapees at the Berlin border. The trial, hailed as a major postwar case, stalled on opening and endured repeated delays, with health issues among defendants and one expected co-defendant already dead.
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