The chief from the area suffers a dismal defeat
MP Konrad Berkowicz has been the chief of the Confederation in Krakow for years. Therefore, in October, he efficiently ran for an additional seat in parliament, and in April he additionally fought for the president of Krakow once more. He’s positively not doing properly within the native elections, as a result of the Confederation can’t depend on a lot assist within the capital of Lesser Poland and normally finishes outdoors the highest three in presidential races.
When the social gathering started to organize electoral lists for the European Parliament, Berkowicz was a pure candidate to open it within the dwelling constituency of Małopolska-Świętokrzyskie.
Much less apparent was the truth that the Confederation determined to place MP Grzegorz Braun second on the record. In April, he ran for the workplace of mayor of Rzeszów, the place he comes from (he took 4th place). Though he turned notorious all through Poland for his quite a few antics, Podkarpacie is his hometown. Nonetheless, the Confederation was extra assured a few good end result on this area and determined to insert a second “locomotive” within the area, the place including the record may give one other European mandate.
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Grzegorz Braun: a controversial politician goes to Europe
Because it turned out, in line with the official knowledge of the Nationwide Electoral Fee, Confederation within the Lesser Poland-Świętokrzyskie district received 14.14 p.c. votes. However unexpectedly, a fratricidal duel broke out on her lists, and the envoy, parachuted into the area, emerged unscathed. Grzegorz Braun obtained over 113,000. votes, whereas the chief of the record, Konrad Berkowicz, solely 81 thousand. Which means that a politician who has lately dedicated, amongst different issues, extinguishing Hanukkah candles within the Sejm with a fireplace extinguisher and tearing down the Ukrainian flag from the Kościuszko Mound, will signify our nation within the European Parliament.
In Braun’s dwelling district, in Podkarpacie, the Confederation obtained over 15 p.c. votes and likewise received one European mandate. It should go to Tomasz Buczek, a 38-year-old entrepreneur who has been related to nationwide and Catholic organizations for years.
