but there was a certain loyalty to the fact he was the head of state, he had good relations with the united states. he joined various international institutions, contributed to nato missions in iraq and afghanistan. so there was -- he did have popularity, even though he had a lot of opposition. but i think the important thing was his symbolism. he represented poland. >> and there is no question about that. he certainly was a major figure, representing poland in a very big way. ten had a major impact. one thing i will mention when he first came to power, he said he would do something about what his party that he and his brother created believed was too much communist influence inside poland. they said there was too many vestages of that communist era inside poland. they said they would tackle it. they took some steps. >> josh levs, appreciate your inp input. thank you for that. people in poland are mourning anne shock tonight. frederik pleitgen now in warsaw. who is in charge of this