Warsaw's gmina Centrum elections come at a high price for AWS candidates

The costs of the electoral campaign in gmina Centrum are high. Most of the electoral camps are selling special shares for their candidates. The money will be used for printing the billboards, television and radio advertisements, and organizing electoral parties. Apart from the official campaign, the candidates will be also be allowed to create their own billboards, handbills, and balloons. In the Freedom Union (UW) the candidates for the highest positions had to pay zl. 5,000 for a share; in Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS) all candidates had to pay zl. 200. The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) said it did not sell places but, "collected various amounts of money". (Rzeczpospolita, page A3)