Isolated and alone, the PO begin to look at ways of rebranding itself

The party plans to form a special team of advisers to help it build a new image and prepare for the 2006 local governments elections. This might be difficult because the party has many internal splits. While some PO deputies want the party to stay in opposition, others, including Jan Rokita, believe that the party has no chance to form an effective opposition on its own, and should look for support from other parties. "This is now our major strategic problem. There is no one we could form a coalition with," said Rafał Grupiński from PO. Grupiński believes, however, that PO is likely to attract part of the SLD's electorate, as well as some PiS supporters, who feel discouraged by Kaczyński's pragmatic stand. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) A.F.