“Protect Poland. Provide Poland as you have always done so far. (…) That this would always be Poland, in which rights are observed, in which people are not close to the prison for having different views or that they do not belong to such a group that the authorities like. Dat dit Polen niet Polen zou zijn, waarin de media, die geen standpunten verkondigen en niet kritisch de huidige macht prijzen, werden geliquideerd, gesloten en zijn weggehaald van het recht op uitzending, zoals recent probeert te doen, “zei president Andrzej Duda bij de XXXII National Congress of NSZZ Delegates” Solidarność “In Kołobrzeg. Om nog maar te zwijgen van het feit dat ik mijn Department will terminate the Commonwealth.
“Solidarity is exactly that “
The president pointed out that the Solidarity Congress in Kołobrzegeg is a farewell meeting with trade union members for him.
I grew up in great respect for solidarity, because my father was a man of solidarity, and a member of Solidarity and the chairman of Solidarity also for a long time in my faculty at Krakow AGH University of Science and Technology, but mainly because I said in one of my performances, I in a certain sense of this political pupil. I absorbed words that he always spoke about solidarity, about her role, about what solidarity is and what it should be as a trade union. And after these 10 years I want to say great satisfaction, solidarity is exactly that. He is a trade union that monitors the interests of working people, taking into account the interests of the Republic of Poland, for which I thank you with all my heart. Because deeply believe in what President Lech Kaczyński told me, from the start I tried to work best with solidarity and listened to all suggestions, both the chairman of the National Commission and the members of the National Commission, as well as the chairman of the region
– He emphasized.
Andrzej Duda pointed out that no trade union that thoroughly implements his trade union tasks will act against employers.
But solidarity realizes this role in accordance with the best spirit of what we call the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and therefore also the social market economy, so that it is monitored so that the state develops fairly and therefore develops society fairly. Thanks for this with all my heart, because I am not only convinced. I am sure that today is exactly how it happened
He pointed out.
“I will take on this task “
The president recalled that in the past 10 years with the help of solidarity, including retirement age, the law on Sunday trade introduces, the program “Family 500 Plus” (now 800 plus) has adopted, or regulating the issue of external activities.
I have no doubt that each of these solutions actually serves employees, it serves Polish society and at the same time paying attention, nobody attacked it, nobody has criticized it
– The president added.
He also admitted that in recent years were not easy and not everything was implemented.
Nowadays, when I take the end of my presidential service, I emphasize this, I approach this goal without regret, because from the start I assume that my presidential service is a contract. A contract that I have concluded with solidarity and a contract that I conclude with my countrymen. I made an appointment for five, and when you extend with your votes, with your support, it is not the day longer for a total of ten years, presidential service. And that is why I will calm down my presidential service. Not to mention the fact that I will end my service for the Commonwealth. Oh no, no. You can be sure that if one day there is a need and a challenge will be made that I will be able to take for the Commonwealth, for my home country, for what I understand as a reasonable and intelligent care for the public interest, ie public service in the best sense of the word, I will take on this task. It doesn’t matter how difficult it is at the moment
– the president emphasized.
“Protect Poland “
Andrzej Duda sent a special request to solidarity! He pointed to threats, but also mentioned the upcoming presidential elections.
Thank you very much for supporting me, but today I have a huge request to you. Protect Poland. Provide Poland as you have always done so far. Make sure that, because in these few months from this place, from the presidential palace, Poland will not be able to view it for obvious reasons. And please look at your Poles. Make sure you do it, as you did from the very beginning, when solidarity was created, in fact with the call of the Holy Father John Paul II: “Let your Spirit participate and renew the face of the earth, this country”
He added.
No one but solidarity is primarily destined for the poles she has regained for us, make sure that this Poland is always free that this Poland is always sovereign polish, That this Poland would always be Polish, in which rights are respected, in which people are not close to the prison for having different views or that they do not belong to such a group that the authorities like. That this Poland would not be Poland, in which the media, who do not proclaim opinions and not critically current power, were liquidated, closed and the right to broadcast were taken away, as trying to do recently. That we would not give ourselves to break the freedom of expression because you know what will happen after they will receive freedom of expression? In a moment it appears that solidarity is a criminal organization and that it cannot act and that it must be eliminated, as tried it has already been eliminated. Fortunately it failed. That is why I ask you to watch Poles, Poles that you ever regain, because you have strength, great power, and monitoring these today is extremely necessary for Poland
He went on.
I don’t doubt that. Approach presidential elections. My successor will come. I would like it to be a successor who will be responsible, he wisely worked for the Commonwealth and worked with solidarity. Who will understand that solidarity monitors the interests of working people, ie the absolute majority of Polish society, that solidarity is in fact their representative and that it is really difficult to get better. So if I want to hear the voice of working people and therefore most of his voters, he has to listen to solidarity because it is solidarity that speaks them in their voice. And I ask you to mobilize trade union structures and all those around you to go to these presidential elections. They are very important. (…) We need presence, we need a voice and we must also ensure that they are honest elections, so that no one would bring these choices to us, that nobody would destroy us, that we could not only choose freely, but that we could choose permanently and that the President would be the one we really choose. I ask you this with all my heart
He pointed out.
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