Civic Platform's move to ban business people from party election list

"We think that there should be a clear division of roles. Business is an exhausting occupation, and just like politics it takes up all of the time," announced Zyta Gilowska from PO. Party representatives are also checking to ensure that assistants to d eputies do not run private companies either. This idea has been received with mixed emotions by PO members. "Why should businessmen not be allowed, and not doctors or teachers?" asks the head of the Economy Commission Adam Szejnfeld. Jan Maria Rokita on the other hand reveals that he has learnt from experience that there is a problem with people in politics if they are running their own businesses. "There is very often a conflict of interests," claims Rokita. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.