Will Miller take advantage of party vetting to purge his opponents?

Today, the leaders of Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) are launching their s o-called party verification program, which will include a series of meetings with the voivodeship authorities. The deputies will tackle issues on how to "cleanse" the SLD, what to demand from its members, as well as who and on w hat grounds to expel the corrupt people from the party. The consultations w ith the voivodeships will be carried out until the end of August. Mazowsze will be the first region subjected to close analysis. According to SLD depu ties, it is this voivodeship that has been particularly connected with rece nt scandals that has impacted on the party's public image. Prime Minister L eszek Miller intends to take part in the deliberations. Judging by his rece nt public speeches, Miller is an eager supporter of the verification program which could potentially result in widescale expulsions. He claims that the party may "lose weight" even by as many as 20,000 to 30,000 members. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) A.Z.