PSL Euro Deputies will resign if they win seat in general election

The leaders of the Polish Peasants Party (PSL) who have begun their duties as members of the European Parliament, namely Janusz Wojciechowski, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk and Zdisław Podkański, have announced that they do not plan to withdraw from their duties in Poland. On Saturday the party's council will most probably agree to the situation where they will simultaneously play the role of European Parliament deputies and PSL leaders. The three leaders also plan to run in next year's national general election, and if they win, they plan to give up their seats in Strasbourg and return to Poland. It is also expected that Wojciechowski will stand in the Presidential election, being the sole candidate from the party. Wojciechowski's public support varies between 7 and 11%. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.