Sunday, September 25, 2005

Let the revelations begin!

The Polish people's decisive rejection of the former Communists in the September 25 parliamentary elections could open the way to more systematic revelations about Soviet-era secret police collaborators.

Conservative and center-right parties won 305 of the 460 seats in the lower house of parliament, a strong win but not strong enough to un-do the constitution that the former Soviet collaborators wrote to protect themselves. Still, the new parliament can un-do many collaborationist laws.

A presidential vote is scheduled for October 9, with a conserative as the favored candidate.