Social democratic, but uncaring, that is how the public see the SLD

According to a Rzeczpospolita poll, the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) is seen by majority of the public as a social-democratic party deeply rooted in the communism tradition, but still lacking in social sensitivity. Members of the party are linked with all attributes of recent political scandals, namely corruption, dishonesty, violating the law and concern for private rather than public interests. The most often mentioned positive characteristic of party is its willingness to co-operate with the Catholic Church. About one third of the public point out that members of the SLD are following the party's ideology, while over 40% think that party members are professional and ready to reach a compromise. More than 80% of the public claim that the SLD does not care enough for the poorest and weakest members of the society. The majority of the public claim that the party is not working hard enough to equalize chances among citizens and is not sufficiently helping companies in a tough financial situation. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4-5) M.M.