Cimoszewicz denies report, but admits he's considering a run for President

Cimoszewicz said that the publication is based on suppositions rather than facts and said he has not decided to run, although he is considering such a decision. The leftist Cimoszewicz, who could become the most serious challenger to current poll leader Lech Kaczyński of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, on May 18 firmly declared that he would not run for President, a statement which he later maintained on several occasions. However, he has come under severe pressure from his party, the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), thousands of supporters sending letters of encouragement and President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, to change his mind and run. Kwaśniewski himself said yesterday that he is continuing to urge Cimoszewicz, as the Rzeczpospolita report is overly optimistic. (www.gazeta.pl) T.J.