Janik beats Dyduch in race for SLD leadership

Beating Marek Dyduch by 294 votes to 174, Janik's win means he now controls the leadership of both the party and its parliamentary wing. However, a group of eight SLD members, including Marek Borowski, Jolanta Banach and Wieslaw Kaczmarek, tabled a motion that would forbid party officials from holding positions in government. However, seen by some as part of a wider campaign to improve the party's image, the resolution has yet to be voted on. The convention also saw Aleksandra Jakubowska resign as SLD vice-president as a consequence of her involvement in the Rywin corruption affair (www.gazeta.pl) D.W.