Samoobrona's Lepper gears up for presidential nomination challenge in PSL

During its electoral convention May 2 the Polish Peasants Party (PSL) will have to choose its presidential candidate. Some PSL members see the leader of farmers' trade union "Samoobrona," Andrzej Lepper, as a potential candidate. According to vice-president of PSL Marek Sawicki, the problem lies in Lepper's way of acting, not in his political persuasion. Both PSL and Samoobrona share similar views on the condition of Polish agriculture. The leadership of PSL officially mentions five candidates but the most probable choice is Jaroslaw Kalinowski, even though he has not confirmed his candidacy. Lepper has already recognized Kalinowski as an opponent and openly challenged him on Wednesday. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 4) E.B.