Presidential election date set for October 8 and Walesa is to run for office

Sejm speaker Marciej Plazysnki has set October 8, 2000 as the date the for Presidential election and September 24, 2000 as the deadline for candidates to register with the electoral commission. After September 24, registered candidates will then be permitted to broadcast campaign messages on public radio and television. In related news, former president Lech Walesa has announced his candidacy in the upcoming Presidential election and the executive of Freedom Union (UW) has recommended to the national council not to have a UW Presidential candidate running. (Rzeczpospolita, June 17-18, page A1, A2). S.M.