Polish officials haven't commented publicly on the possible cause of the crash, while their Russian counterparts have pointed to crew error as the likely cause. The plane crashed short of the runway in heavy fog after controllers told the pilot to divert to Moscow or Minsk, Russian officials said.

　　根据波兰宪法，波兰国会众议院的议长在总统身亡的情况下将成为临时国家元首。这位临时总统将在总统死亡之日起两周内宣布提前举行总统选举。而选举必须在宣布提前进行总统选举之日起两个月内举行。波兰的总统选举原定于今年秋季举行，该国众议院议长科莫罗斯基(Bronislaw Komorowski)是一位重要候选人。

　　Saturday's crash wiped out much of the Polish political elite from left and right, including the core figures in conservative opposition. Traveling with the president was the governor of the central bank, Slawomir Skrzypek, whose death may mean a change of the balance of power in the rate-setting Monetary Policy Council. First deputy governor Piotr Wiesolek has become the acting governor of the National Bank of Poland after Mr. Skrzypek's death.

　　上周六的飞机失事使波兰左、右翼的政治精英大部分丧生，保守派反对党的核心人物也在事故中遇难。与总统一同遇难的还有波兰央行行长斯克希佩克(Slawomir Skrzypek)、他的死亡可能意味着央行利率决策机构货币政策委员会(Monetary Policy Council)内的力量平衡将发生改变。克希佩克遇难后，波兰央行第一副行长维索雷克(Piotr Wiesolek)已出任央行代理行长。

　　Poland also lost its key military leaders, including Chief of Staff Gen. Franciszek Gagor. One of the key presidential contenders also died in the crash.

　　波兰数位重要的军事领导人也在空难中丧生，其中包括总参谋长冈戈尔(Franciszek Gagor)。波兰一位重要的总统候选人人选也在此次事故中遇难。