Łapiński: sacked, down and now likely to be booted out of the SLD

The General Secretary of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Marek Dyduch has filed a motion against Mariusz Łapiński claiming that he did not react to the assault of a Newsweek reporter over the weekend, and suggested that Łapiński might have even initiated the attack himself. The motion will be discussed by the a party disciplinary hearing tomorrow. SLD Deputy Leader Marek Borowski said that after the incident Łapiński should have resigned from his post as Mazowsze region party leader. He added that even if the former health minister did not inspired the attack he is "burdened" by the fact that he showed no reaction to what happened. At the same time, SLD politicians think that the affair has undermined the position of the party's leader Leszek Miller, but not severely enough to allow someone to challenge his leadership. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.Z.