Examples of use of SLD
1. The corruption–tainted ex–Communist SLD, which won the last elections, saw its support plunge to just 11 per cent.
2. The winner will replace Aleksander Kwasniewski, an ex–communist with the SLD, who steps down after two five–year terms.
3. An opposition party, the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), has said the Polish government‘s tentative agreement to the project, without revealing what Poland would get in return, demonstrates "a disregard for public opinion and Parliament." "Poland has agreed on the anti–missile shield location without negotiating," SLD deputy Jolanta Szymanek was quoted as saying by PAP news agency.
4. Before Mr Cimoszewicz quit, the SLD had only 7 per cent support, just above to the 5 per cent threshold for entering parliament.
5. "The true battle between the two parties is for the former supporters of the SLD," said Aleksander Smolar, head of the Stefan Batory Foundation.