Posted on 09/14/2005 2:00:36 PM PDT by lizol
Down and out
Left wing candidate, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, has withdrawn from October’s presidential elections citing ‘black propaganda’ from his opponents as the reason. The decision - announced less a month before the elections - is likely to have many repercussions.
Announcing his resignation, 54-year-old Cimoszewicz spoke with much bitterness about the campaign of lies, false accusations and slander directed against him and his family.
Two months ago Cimoszewicz led the race with over 30 percent support. In recent weeks he dropped to a third place, behind two centre-right candidates, as a result of a scandal about allegedly withholding information about his stock exchange dealings.
Most observers of the Polish scene think that he's become psychologically exhausted.
Cimoszewicz's colleagues from the leftist party stress that he never expected this sort of campaign and that he's fallen to victim to rivals' attempts to dig up dirt.
What are the possible political repercussions of Mr. Cimoszewicz's sensational move?
According to journalist Robert Strybel, it may prove a boost for the militant farmers' leader Andrzej Lepper, who's also running for president.
Cimoszewicz's resignation will surely have an impact on the parliamentary elections in less than two weeks time. Robert Strybel thinks that many supporters of the leftist Democratic Left Alliance SLD may now think twice whether to cast their votes for a party which does not take part in the presidential race
It's be interesting to see the results of the first opinion polls following Cimoszewicz's resignation. The latest survey shows Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform leading the presidential race with 43 percent support, ahead of the conservative Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski - with 22 percent.
Oh we'll all miss him now when he's gone down the toilet.
You're breaking my heart...Please stop or I'll burst in tears too...
>> Left wing candidate, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, has withdrawn from October’s presidential elections citing ‘black propaganda’ <<
What? Even he couldn't stand Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton?
What happened to the twins?
Aw Geez... I better watch what I say. Now we're going to get pictures of boobs. (And I don't mean Ted Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi.)
"Black propaganda" - in other words, he found out he was being discussed on Free Republic - oh, the humanity! LOL ...
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