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...contrasts, the two front runners in Poland's first-ever popular presidential election campaign could hardly be more sharply drawn. The gaunt, intellectual Tadeusz Mazowiecki moves slowly and speaks diffidently on weekends-only campaign swings that are wedged into his prime-ministerial schedule. The paunchy trade unionist Lech Walesa, on the other hand, blitzes the country with almost daily campaign meetings, haranguing opponents and sweet-talking supporters at every stop...
With only days to go before the vote on Nov. 25, Walesa's aggressive campaigning appears to be paying off. One opinion poll showed last week that the Nobel laureate, who trailed Mazowiecki by 5 points in mid-October, had moved ahead to take a 7-point lead. Poland's only bookmaker gave Walesa the edge, with odds of 11 to 10, in contrast to 4 to 1 for the Prime Minister...
...arrests may have been timed to help Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki in his presidential campaign against Solidarity leader Lech Walesa. Walesa, who announced his bid for the job four weeks ago, has accused Mazowiecki of lacking decisiveness in prosecuting ex-Communists...
Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa have shadowboxed for months over the pace and direction of political and economic reform. Now they will battle openly as the two main candidates in an election on Nov. 25 that will produce Poland's first popularly chosen President...
...election was called when General Wojciech Jaruzelski decided last month to cut short his six-year term as President. Walesa, 47, who has long made no secret of his ambitions, immediately declared his intention to run. Mazowiecki, 63, once one of Walesa's main advisers, entered the race last week. Mazowiecki's announcement ended speculation that he might cede the presidency to Walesa in the hope of halting the country's growing political polarization. In the end, Mazowiecki was swayed by the argument that Walesa, who forced Jaruzelski to resign, should not be allowed simply to steamroller his way into...