Olejniczak forces mass resignation of national SLD leaders

Grzegorz Kurczuk the leader of the party in the Lubelskie voivodship declared that Olejniczak was holding the party to ransom in declaring that either he or the National Council resign. Nevertheless, Kurczuk, along with all the other remaining members of the National Management later agreed to resign. However, Kurczuk almost maintained his political influence within the party as right after his resignation he was immediately nominated as candidate to join the new National Management. This time however, he was unlucky. It might seem like the new SLD leader Wojciech Olejniczak has managed to win the first battle against the former SLD barons, but an open war with them may well soon erupt. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.