Tomasz Nałęcz decides to jump ship and defects to Borowski's SDPL

"The Democratic Left Alliance is in a crisis and the only chance for the left appears to be the SDPL," Nałęcz told journalists, adding that the new party is ideologically very similar to the UP and it is a pity that the two parties will have to compete. "I am looking for a second chance for the left wing not for myself," he commented. The man who became famous for chairing the Sejm committee which was formed to investigate the Rywin affair, said he would soon discuss the possibility of maintaining his post as Deputy Sejm Speaker with SLD representatives. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5) A.K.