Komorowski increases lead ahead of Kaczynski after 95% counted.

WARSAW, July 5 (Itar-Tass) -- Polish Sejm Speaker and Acting President
Bronislaw Komorowski is leading in the second round of the presidential
elections, the State Election Commission said here on Monday.
After the State Election Commission had counted 95% of ballots
Komorowski gained 52.63% of votes. His rival and the leader of the Law and
Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski polled 47.37% of votes. The turnout has
made 55.29%.
The previous election results received from 50% of polling stations
showed that Kaczynski is slightly in the lead. Komorowski's supporters had
to worry for about an hour before a new report from the State Election
Commission that bring the leadership back to the Sejm speaker.
The ballot count continues. The State Election Commission intends to
announce the final official election results on Monday afternoon.
The exit polls showed that Komorowski should win. Kaczynski was 2-6%
behind, according to various sociological surveys.
The second round of the presidential elections was held in Poland last
Sunday. The early elections were announced in the republic after the
tragic death of President Lech Kaczynski in the air crash outside
Smolensk. Ten candidates were participating in the first round, when
Komorowski gained 41.54% of votes, Kaczynski - 36.46%. The turnout has
made 54.94% in the first round.

.EU to present cultural heritage preservation project in Russia.

VLADIMIR, July 5 (Itar-Tass) -- An official presentation of the
European project "Energy Efficiency and Urban Development Planning"
(SPINE), which is implemented under the auspices of the European Union,
will be held in the central Russian city of Vladimir. This major
international program, which will embrace from Turkey to the Balkans,
Italy, Ukraine and Russia, is aimed at urban planning and the use of
energy-saving technologies in historic buildings, as well as the
assistance to laying a legal basis in this issue.
"The European Commission provides the grants to fund the program,"
director of the department of foreign economic relations of the regional
authorities Vera Shamota told Itar-Tass.
The municipalities of Venice, Belgrade, Labin (Croatia), Cherkassy
(Ukraine) participate in the project, and the Vladimir Region will join
them now. The local authorities and the Vladimir State University are the
organizers of this large-scale action from the Russian region. The current
meeting is devoted to the problem of a legal support for the project in
Russia, as the program is planned to spread on other Russian cities.
The tasks and the action plan of the SPINE project will be discussed.
Official representative of the Union of the Italian Chambers of Commerce
Andrea Baggioli will hold the project presentation.
The project in Russia envisages the funding of the restoration of
historic buildings and cultural heritage sites, particularly in regions.
The SPINE program is aimed at applying energy-efficient technologies and
materials, renewable energy sources in the restoration. "New solutions in
construction will preserve the authenticity of restored historic
buildings," the program organizers said.
During a two-day presentation in Vladimir a cultural heritage site of
high social importance, but in the dissatisfactory state due to the lack
of funding for an overhaul, will be selected. A building erected in 1905,
which was initially planned as the house of people's assemblies, but now
houses the regional puppet theatre, claims for European funding. The
building design had the patterns of the style of modern and neoclassicism
some time ago, but now the building is ramshackle.
The conference participants will visit the village of Larionovo. An
eighteenth-century estate, which was built in the early classicism style
by Vladimir Governor Count Roman Vorontsov, is situated in the village on
the bank of the Peksha River. Russian famous commanders Suvorov, Bagration
and great Russian poet Pushkin visited the estate. A children's sanatorium
is housed there now. The restoration project of this historic site is
intended for two years.
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