Coalition holds together despite Lepper's dismissal

During a meeting of the Self-Defense parliamentary club, Lepper declared that the party will stay in the coalition provided that all the "alleged" bribery evidence forming the basis of his dismissal is revealed by this Friday. According to some politicians, Lepper was persuaded to stay by Roman Giertych, the leader of the League of Polish Families - a junior partner in the ruling coalition. The head of Law and Justice parliamentary club Marek Kuchciński welcomed Lepper's decision as "sensible". Meanwhile opposition parties, which earlier in the day submitted motions for self-dissolution of the Sejm, criticized the situation, with Ryszard Kalisz from the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) saying that "Greed for power is a force which overcame even Lepper's emotions". (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A3; Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1,2,5; Dziennik, pp. 1,4, 6; Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4-5) E.B.