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LGBT Rights Seize Spotlight in Poland, Move Online Elsewhere
As the June 28 presidential election draws near, Duda's anti-LGBT rhetoric is gaining strength.
At a rally in Brzeg, in southwest Poland on Saturday, Duda claimed that "LGBT ideology" was "more destructive" than communism.
"They are trying to tell us that it's people, but it is simply an ideology," he added.
The Polish Opposition’s Last Chance
The resulting public confusion would have guaranteed Duda victory in the first round. But the election did not take place on May 10, owing to a revolt by Agreement, a small party whose leader, Jarosław Gowin, had hitherto been loyal to Kaczyński.
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In Poland, Authoritarianism May Turn Out Half-Baked
Political Chaos Leaves Poles in the Dark
Polish Election Antics Show 'Collapse of Democracy'
Pandemic Boosts Support for Europe's Autocrats
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Polish Election Antics Show ‘Collapse of Democracy’
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Poland Postpones Presidential Election
Going Postal: Poland's Mail Carriers Decry COVID-19 Election
Poland Postpones Presidential Election
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Going Postal: Poland's Mail Carriers Decry COVID-19 Election
The leaders of the Law and Justice (PiS) party and Porozumienie, one of two parties propping up the PiS-dominated coalition, made the announcement on Wednesday night.
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Going Postal: Poland’s Mail Carriers Decry COVID-19 Election
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Poles Find Creative Ways to Protest Despite the Pandemic
Duda vs Duda in Polish Election
The Music Dies for Poland's Gig Economy Workers
But employees of Polish Post, the state-run postal administration, say the plan puts them at risk.
Poles Find Creative Ways to Protest Despite the Pandemic
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Czechs Fear Autocratic Contagion of Coronavirus
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Orban's seizure of rule by decree without an expiration date on March 30 raised fears that the EU now has a virtual dictatorship in its midst.
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