Poland ruling coalition backs Kopacz for PM - president's office

Poland's Parliament Speaker Ewa Kopacz looks on as she leads a parliament seating at Parliament in Warsaw August 29, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

WARSAW (Reuters) - Both parties in Poland's governing coalition back parliamentary speaker Ewa Kopacz to be the next prime minister, an aide to the Polish president said on Monday.

Janusz Piechocinski, the leader of the junior partner in the coalition visited President Bronislaw Komorowski earlier on Monday and expressed his support for Kopacz, presidential spokeswoman Joanna Trzaska-Wieczorek told reporters.