Ongoing floods throughout Poland have led some presidential candidates to put off party conventions, though Jaroslaw Kaczynski is to go ahead with his rally this weekend.

Bronislaw Komorowski and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the two front runners in the presidential election, have had to rethink campaign strategies as a result of the ongoing floods that hit Poland this week.

In the wake of the floods, that have claimed the lives of seven people so far in Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski, the Civic Platform presidential hopeful, has cancelled his first convention set for 30 May in Warsaw.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski was also expected to cancel his convention over this coming weekend, but it has been confirmed that the Law and Justice candidate will in fact kick off his campaign in Warsaw on Saturday.

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Before the decision was made, one Law and Justice politician from a flooded area of Poland said: “How can we start a campaign when people are losing their livelihoods?”

However, soon after Law and Justice said they would be rethinking their campaign strategy, spokeswoman Elzbieta Jakubiak told journalists that the convention will go ahead as planned, but its form and content will be slightly changed. She did not give further details.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski is to visit the central Polish town of Raciaz to kick off his campaign trail, leading onto Slubice on the border with Germany. (jb/pg)

Source: PAP/Wprost24

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