Andrzej Sebastian Duda (born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as president of Poland since 6 August 2015. Before becoming president, Andrzej Duda was a member of Polish Lower House (Sejm) from 2011 to 2014 and the European Parliament from 2014 to 2015.
Poland | MPs stage rainbow protest against president’s homophobia
mambaonline.comMPs make a rainbow statement in Poland (Photo: Twitter) As anti-LGBT sentiment spreads in Poland, a group of MPs protested by dressing in the rainbow colours at the swearing-in ceremony of rightwing President Andrzej Duda. The MPs wore rainbow masks and some dressed in colours that collectively made up the rainbow flag. “It is our duty to stand on the side of the excluded.
Always,” tweeted MP Magda Biejat. She called on President Duda to remember that “the fight for human rights does not offend anyone, and that the President of the Republic of Poland should protect the well-being of all citizens.” The homophobic Duda was recently narrowly elected back into power.
