Sejm Speaker expected to resign later today

It has also not been excluded that he might step down as party leader. Oleksy will publicly address the nation this afternoon in a television broadcast. However, the decision will be made known to other SLD politicians in the morning during a party meeting. Leading party members have no doubt that Oleksy will step down as Sejm Speaker. "I expect him to take a man's decision, because in such a case a man is on his own," commented Krzysztof Janik. It is likely that the SLD will support Oleksy to keep his position as party leader. It is currently difficult to predict who will become the next Sejm Speaker, as many names have been flirted by many different SLD politicians. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.