Ordynacka picks a fight - but who with?

Members of the influential Ordynacka association, which has long been associated with the Democratic Left Alliance, are ready to defend their members from what it enigmatically calls a "climate of revenge." The organization says it is ready to give "legal and social" help to its members.

In a recent interview, a spokesperson for Ordynacka, Piotr Michalak, came under fire from journalists asking questions about left-wing politicians in the imminent local government elections. During the debate Michalak said that Ordynacka members were going to take part in the elections, but refused to say if the members would be running under a party banner, under Ordynacka's name or as independents. Michalak mentioned that his organization's members were under threat from an odious "climate of revenge," but he later complained that the media had purposely manipulated his words and used them out of context.

"We are an association that helps its members, I do not see anything wrong in that," said Michalak, when asked what battle the organization was preparing for. "We are going to guarantee legal and social help to our members. It is normal solidarity," he added.  However, he would not explain precisely what the legal aid was for.

Ordynacka now says that Michalak never said anything about fearing the revenge of anyone and the war of words seems to be little more than semantics. However, one area it can help in is employment - the organization recently took on former Prime Minister and SLD leader Leszek Miller as a 'consulting specialist'.