A staunch opponent of abortion and LGBT ideology has gained the Polish presidential election, defeating an opponent who vowed to liberalize the Catholic-majority nation’s abortion legal guidelines and expressed assist for same-sex marriage.
Unofficial outcomes from Poland’s Nationwide Electoral Fee present that Karol Nawrocki gained the Polish presidential election Sunday, capturing 50.89% of the vote towards Rafal Trzaskowski’s 49.11%, seen as a victory for European conservatives.
Nawrocki, 42, and Trzaskowski, 53, confronted off in a second spherical of voting Sunday, two weeks after the 2 candidates acquired probably the most votes within the first spherical, which included 11 different candidates.
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Nawrocki ran with the assist of the conservative Regulation & Justice Social gathering, whereas Trzaskowski was the candidate of the liberal Civic Platform. Nawrocki made opposition to abortion and LGBT ideology a central a part of his marketing campaign.
At an occasion in January, he took a poster promoting the e-book Gender Queer and put it right into a paper shredder, drawing applause from the viewers. The presence of Gender Queer at school libraries has resulted in appreciable pushback on account of its material involving teen boys having oral intercourse, the usage of a intercourse toy and a trans-identified woman sporting a breast binder.
Nawrocki insisted in an interview with Polsat Information in January that he’s “for life from the beginning to natural death.”
“I am a Christian and a Catholic,” he burdened.
Nawrocki vowed that he wouldn’t restore the so-called “abortion compromise” that allows abortion of kids with Down syndrome.
“I could not allow, as a future president, for children with Down syndrome to be subjected to abortion,” he mentioned.
Against this, Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, campaigned on “liberalization of abortion law and support for the in vitro program.”
The conservative advocacy group Ordo Iuris famous that Trzaskowski condemned his opponent for his assist of “this medieval abortion law” that does not allow the abortion of kids with Down syndrome.
On the difficulty of civil partnerships for same-sex {couples}, Nawrocki insisted that he wouldn’t signal a invoice allowing them.
“As the Constitution states, marriage is between a man and a woman,” Nawrocki mentioned. “In Poland, we have two genders.”
Trzaskowski is sympathetic to LGBT advocacy. Ordo Iuris highlighted a quote the place Trzaskowski expressed a want to turn into “the first mayor of Warsaw who could marry a homosexual couple” in a brochure advising voters to reject the presidential candidate.
Whereas Poland is now ruled by President Andrzej Duda of the Regulation & Justice Social gathering, Donald Tusk of the Civic Coalition has served as Prime Minister since 2023.
In an X publish printed final summer time, Tusk showcased his assist for progressive political priorities by proclaiming, “We will vote to decriminalize abortion” and “We will vote to decriminalize civil partnerships as a government project, although I have not managed to convince everyone.”
Following Sunday’s election, Tusk introduced his intention to carry a vote of confidence in his authorities, the place the coalition of left-wing political events that lead the Polish Parliament will resolve whether or not or not they need him to remain on as prime minister in gentle of the presidential election outcomes that noticed the rejection of their most well-liked candidate.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Put up. He could be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
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