New election law favors small and medium parties, financing rules changed

The Sejm yesterday passed new Parliamentary election regulations favoring small and medium parties. Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), the clear leader in election polls, voted against the regulations, since according to its estimates it stands to lose some 30 seats in the Sejm as a result of the change.The Sejm also changed laws on party financing, banning contributions from businesses and putting a zl.11,000 annual limit on contributions from individuals and increasing state subsidies to parties. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.3) T.J.