Walendziak steps down as deputy to pursue career in multimedia

"I've realized that I cannot do much in the Parliament. I could achieve more by approaching the media market again. That's why I've accepted a proposal for launching a large project in the multimedia sector," Walendziak said, yet refused to disclose what undertaking he would lead. Walendziak further stressed that his decision was not the result of any conflict with other party leaders, including the Kaczyński brothers. He did, however, admit to being critical of the political class as a whole and said he never considered himself a professional politician. "It's a major loss from the point of view of the party's parliamentary body, but everyone shapes his own pace of life. It's a farewell to a good and loyal collaborator," commented Ludwik Dorn, the head of the PiS's political wing. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.K.