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.
Polish leaders criticised by EU parliament over LGBTQ+ rights
Poland’s anti-LGBTQ+ governmental policies were attacked by the European parliament on Monday 14 September as some called for the country to lose EU funding.
The parliamentary meeting discussed a recent report by Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar (a Spanish lawmaker who heads the Committee on Civil Liberties) on fundamental rights in Poland.
Aguilar reportedly stated Poland is digressing from core EU values, and called the situation ‘extremely concerning’.Anti-LGBTQ+ Polish president Andrzej Duda.LGBTQ+ rights have been the topic of discussion in Poland since anti-LGBTQ+ president Andrzej Duda was re-elected this year, giving him another five more years in power.
