Polls favor Lech Kaczynski for upcoming Warsaw mayoral election

Lech Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, has the greatest chance of becoming mayor of Warsaw according to a poll conducted by Rzeczpospolita. The poll suggests that he stands a good chance of defeating Marek Balicki, the candidate for the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) - Labor Union (UP) coalition. Strong support for Kaczynski, which has continued for the past two weeks has safeguarded his entry to the second round of the election. Andrzej Olechowski, leader of Civic Platform (PO) lost his hold on the second-place position when Marek Balicki from SLD-UP was backed by 25% of Warsaw's potential voters. According to the polls, SLD-UP holds 30% of the votes while PiS ranks second with 27% and PO third with 15%. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) P.W.