Motion filed to dismiss Sejm Speaker Marek Borowski overruled in vote

Parliament was reconvened after last weeks fiasco in the house. Sejm Speaker and Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Deputy Marek Borowski defended his position and actions, while the opposition distanced itself from Self-Defense Deputies. "For the good of the country, I file a motion to dismiss Sejm Speaker Marek Borowski," said Anna Sobecka from the Polish Family League (LPR). As justification she said that he was blocking and delaying public debate on the issue of privatization of energy distributor STOEN. Leader of the SLD Parliamentary Club, Jerzy Jaskiernia defended his colleague and said that Borowski used all possible means of solving the issue without harassing Deputy Gabriel Janowski. "The Sejm of is the heart of our democracy. This heart is now beating irregularly," claimed Bronislaw Komorowski from the Civic Platform (PO). He expressed support for the Speaker, but also criticized the coalition for using the Parliament to simply blindly rubber stamp every governmental bill. As a result of the debate 286 deputies were against dismissing Borowski with 105 supporting the motion. (Zycie, pp. 1, 5) M.M.