Lech Walesa, Solidarity hero, recipient of the Nobel Peace prize and one-term former Polish president, has announced that he does not rule out the option of running for president yet again.
During the presentation of his autobiography in Gdansk, he highlighted the fact that he has not entirely considered the decision.
The Polish constitution allows an individual to serve for two full five-year terms as president. Walesa served out one full term, ran for reelection in 1995 and lost to Aleksander Kwasniewski.
When asked about his selection to the EU ‘wise men’ group, Walesa replied that he hopes he will be able to influence the EU in “new directions.”
The former president is in Gdansk today promoting his new book – Walesa: The Road to the Truth, an Autobiography. He stated that he would like to publish two more books “in order to increase his chances of getting a Nobel Prize for Literature.” (mmj)