In Brief: Referendum Bill; Rywin Commission; SLD conference

The Polish Families League Deputy Bogdan Pęk has proposed 308 amendments to the 150 word Referendum Bill. "The most significant proposed change is a 10 year jail sentence for those caught cheating during the ballot, as we expect widespread fraud during the referendum," he told reporters. Allegedly the proposed changes are intended to block the referendum commission from publishing voter frequency after the first day of the voting. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5; Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) ... Law and Justice (PiS) has turned to the Sejm in order to amend the bill concerning the Sejm Rywin Investigation Commission. Zbigniew Ziobro, claimed that the bill was criticized from the very beginning, and needs to be changed. He emphasized that the Commission's biggest flaw is its current composition. (www.polskieradio.pl) ... The leadership of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) yesterday announced its next party conference will take place three weeks after the EU referendum. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.