PBS public opinion poll shows that Samoobrona is now in second place

According to a PBS poll conducted for the Rzeczpospolita daily, 17% of Poles, up 4% since April, would vote for the controversial Samoobrona party if parliamentary elections were held in May. Meanwhile, the euro -skeptic Polish Family League (LPR) gained a 1% growth in support, while the current ruling coalition of the Democratic Left Alliance and Labor Union (SLD-UP) has suffered a four point loss. According to the PBS poll, the falling support for the ruling coalition is a result of discontent with the government's unpopular decisions, such as the proposals on limiting how much pensioners can work. Rzeczpospolita believes that the increasing support for Samoobrona and its leader Andrzej Lepper, stems from his policy of criticism of government activities as well as avoidance of ideological squabbles, which seem to bore the electorate. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) M.T.K.