Leftist parties pledge to support Kwasniewski in upcoming Presidential race

Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) has endorsed the candidacy of the incumbent Aleksander Kwasniewski in the upcoming elections because it says he has delivered on his election promises which include leading Poland into Nato, enacting a modern constitution, and introducing new local administrative regions. Other parties pledging to back Kwasniewski include Women's Democratic Union (DUK) and the Polish Socialist Party (PPS). Former Foreign Minister Andrzej Olechowski also officially launched his campaign for the Presidency in Krakow on Saturday. Christian National Union (ZChN) has voted to back Solidarnosc labor union-leader Marian Krzaklewski in the Presidential elections. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1) S.M.