President Kwaśniewski is seen as SLD's last hope

Negotiations are in progress concerning the creation of a wide list of candidates encompassing SLD politicians and people supported by Kwaśniewski. The party has already come up with a name of the common committee - the Civic Committee of the Democratic Left. "We would like to hear the President's opinion before the March convention and make a final decision concerning the nature of the committee," said SLD general secretary, Marek Dyduch. "It is time to end the dispute between the SLD and the President," added SLD deputy Robert Smoleń. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.