Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that snap elections may be needed if a growing political crisis is not contained.<br /><br />Scandal has engulfed the government after a conversation that took place last July, between the country’s Interior minister and central bank chief, Marek Belka, was leaked a few days ago.<br /><br />In the transcript, the head of Poland’s central bank appears to demand the resignation of the country’s finance minister, in return for helping the government overcome its financial woes.<br /><br />The magazine behind the revelations, Wprost, has since had its offices searched by police, after the Interior Ministry opened an official investigation.<br /><br />Opposition politicians have said the raid amounted to an attack on freedom of speech.
