SLD-UP coalition victorious in local polls according to provisional results

The Democratic Left Alliance - Labor Union (SLD-UP) coalition has won the elections to the councils of boroughs, administrative districts and local parliaments according to an official announcement made yesterday by the State Electoral Commission (PKW), though these results are, as yet, only provisional as the votes have yet to be counted in the elections to the local parliament of the Mazowsze voivodship. The Polish Peasants Party (PSL) ranked second in the elections. The local election contest finishes conclusively on Friday as on Sunday the second round of elections starts for the offices of borough "Wojts" and city mayors. Lech Kaczynski, who is running for the office of Mayor of Warsaw, refused yesterday to comment on whether he would form a pact with the Civic Platform (PO) after his probable election success. The second round of the Warsaw Mayoral race will be held on Sunday, November 10, with preliminary results expected after Independence Day, November 11. (Zycie, p. 1) P.W.