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’s homophobic President Andrzej Duda beats LGBT+ ally in hate-filled election
gaystarnews.comPoland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda has narrowly won yesterday’s presidential election after a campaign full of LGBT+ hate.
The National Electoral Commission said Duda had beaten challenger Rafał Trzaskowski, an ally to the LGBT+ community. With 99% of all constituencies reporting, Duda had secured a narrow victory with 51.2% of the vote.
The results from the remaining polling stations are not likely to change that significantly. Duda’s victory is the narrowest in Poland’s modern democratic history.
And it comes after a tight campaign which Mayor of Warsaw Trzaskowski only entered in the spring. Throughout the campaign, Duda has stirred up homophobic hatred.
