PO and Reglia pushed aside as PiS sweeps the electorate in latest poll

An Ipsos poll gives PiS 20% of the vote, with the previous leader, Civic Platform, coming second with 19%. Meanwhile, a PBS poll conducted last weekend, gives Lech Kaczyński 26% in the presidential election, with previous leader Zbigniew Religa coming second with 16%, followed by two leftist candidates, Włodzimierz Cimoczewicz and Marek Borowski, with 14% and 12%, respectively. PO leader Donald Tusk would receive just 11% of the vote. PiS launched its election campaign back in March, even though elections could take place as late as September, but the early start is bearing fruit. "If a campaign is started early and seriously, with a consistent message, the results are good," said sociologist Tomasz Żukowski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) T.J.