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Polish TV celebrity announces bid for presidency

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epaselect epa07917030 People at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Dubiecko, in south-eastern Poland, 13 October 2019. An average of eleven candidates are running for each Sejm (lower house) seat in the national elections. In total, 5,114 people are running for 460 seats. Two hundred and seventy-eight people are running for the Senate (upper house), three candidatures for each seat. Five electoral committees were registered in all 41 constituencies, namely, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Poland's main opposition bloc the Civic Coalition (KO), the Polish People's Party (PSL), the Confederation Freedom and Independence and the Left (Lewica) bloc comprising liberal and left-wing parties the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Spring and Together. EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz POLAND OUT

Szymon Hołownia, a TV presenter and a catholic journalist and author, on Sunday announced he would run as an independent candidate in Poland’s presidential election next year.

During his campaign launch event, Hołownia said he wants to help repair what he sees as a deeply divided society and political landscape.

Hołownia, who has twice started the process of trying to become a Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, was the host of a Polish TV talent show for 12 consecutive seasons and has worked as a journalist and columnist in several Polish newspapers and magazines.

He is known to hold centre-right views on social and political issues but also campaigns on typically left-wing issues, such as the need to fight climate change.

Via Politico

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