Krzaklewski counting on AWS club support to dissuade right-wing competitors

Andrzej Olechowski, an independent candidate for this year's Presidential elections will not withdraw his candidacy after Solidarity Election Action (AWS) leader Marian Krzaklewski announced on Saturday that he, too, will run in the elections. So far, Krzaklewski has not received the support from all the parties forming AWS. However, he is convinced he will receive their backing within several days. For the time being Krzaklewski will try to persuade rival right-wing candidates Olechowski and former President, Lech Walesa to withdraw from the elections. In the meantime, Christian National Union (ZChN) and the National Conservative Alliance (SKL) are insisting on primary elections to be held within AWS justifying the proposal as the best way to select the candidate without the risk of a split within the party. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 7) A.Z.