WARSAW, June 21 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski returned to the cabinet as deputy prime minister on Wednesday, taking up a more prominent role ahead of a closely fought election expected in October or November.
The other deputy prime ministers resigned and will continue as ministers.
Kaczynski previously served as deputy prime minister from October 2020 till June 2022, and also headed Poland's security committee.
Although PiS is ahead in most opinion polls, a question mark remains over whether it can secure a parliamentary majority.
Divisons in the ruling coalition have also re-emerged over Poland's relations with Brussels, after the EU withheld funding over rule of law concerns.
Persons:
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Kaczynski, Andrzej Duda, PiS, Pawel Florkiewicz, Karol Badohal, Alan Charlish, Gareth Jones, Emma Rumney
Organizations:
WARSAW, Law, Justice, European Union, PiS, Thomson
Locations:
Republic, Warsaw, Brussels