Sunday, February 3, Torwar Hall in Warsaw. The convention of a new party is just beginning. It will be headed by a well-known and likeable politician, former Mayor of Słupsk – Robert Biedroń. As many as 7,000 people who support and identify with Biedroń’s views are expected at the convention. This is supposed to be a different kind of politics and, at the same time, a new quality in politics. Krzysztof Gawkowski, responsible for building the structures of the new party, announces that the new political movement will focus not so much on ideas as on legislation.
Robert Biedroń’s new party will be called Wiosna.
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Robert Biedroń: Poland is here with us today, except for those from Wiejska (...). Let them find out that the thaw is coming, that change is coming. We want to remind them that the Constitution says that the Republic of Poland is the common good of ALL citizens. Poland belongs to everyone, regardless of age, sex, religion, sexual orientation or the size of their wallet.
There is no room for hatred in Poland anymore. The limits have been reached. We finally want to start voting for something, not against something. This is our time because we stand for dialogue. We leave arguments behind. Let’s finally start giving each other wings. Let’s stop clipping them.
We want politics in which people come first. Tolerance is necessary. Everyone has the right to religion, but religion cannot govern the state. I dream of a Poland in which everyone feels safe. Society should unite. We should look for what unites us, not what divides us.
We will end women’s suffering and ensure the possibility of safe abortion up to the 12th week. We will guarantee access to safe contraception and care for women (...). We will abolish the conscience clause. (...) We will introduce sex education and full funding for in vitro fertilization. (...) The minimum wage should be 60% of the national average. (...) The concordat needs to be renegotiated.
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Completed draft laws concerning the most important social and economic issues are to be presented at Sunday’s convention. And on February 4, Robert Biedroń will set out across Poland. At the end of February, an election campaign encouraging people to vote for individual candidates to the European Parliament will begin. Robert Biedroń will also run in these elections, but announces that he will probably not accept the mandate. On the one hand, as the leader of the new grouping, he wants to win as many votes as possible for the list; on the other, he is more interested in the autumn elections to the Sejm.
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