Marian Krzaklewski says he will step down as Solidarity coalition head

The beleaguered Solidarity Election Action (AWS) leader Marian Krzaklewski announced he would resign in January, as soon as the parties in the coalition agree to create a federation of parties. Krzaklewski said he would be concentrating on running the Solidarnosc labor union. He might however continue to head the AWS parliamentary caucus, as the AWS Social Movement (RS-AWS) and Solidarnosc have made it clear that the choice of parliamentary leader is their prerogative. In related news, Solidarnosc unionists said during their eighth convention in Spala that they wished to see a clear separation between political and unionist roles, a signal to Krzaklewski that his leadership role may not be certain in the days ahead. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Dec. 2-3, p.1)