The New Left’s leadership announced that electoral lists will be approved on Friday, as stated by the party’s general secretary Marcin Kulasek told PAP. The emphasis from party leader Robert Biedroń is clear: gender equality must be preserved on all lists. In the Małopolska region, co-chair Ryszard Śmiałek confirmed that Prof. Jan Hartman will not appear as a candidate in any of the left’s constituencies during the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Hartman removed from the left’s lists
The Małopolska Provincial Council co-chair’s message was relayed on Twitter by Marek Kacprzak, the Lewica club spokesperson.
To clear up widespread media speculation about Prof. Jan Hartman leading the Left’s list in District 14, Nowy Sącz, it was announced that he will not be the list leader in that district. He will also not run in any of the left’s constituencies in the forthcoming parliamentary ballot on October 15, 2023.
The clarification came amid controversy sparked by Hartman’s Tuesday Twitter post. Hartman wrote a message on social media defending a controversial view about pedophiles and rights, which drew strong reactions from the political sphere.
Requests to trolls funded by public money and discussions about rights of various groups became a focal point in the ensuing discourse.
Further commentary on Hartman’s stance appeared in the wake of the post, including responses from political figures and media outlets about how such statements influence public perception and party positioning.
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– Hartman’s response to the criticism centers on his view of rights, while other leaders discuss political maneuvering and potential polling impacts.
– Discussions about Hartman’s alignment with the Left and debates over remarks attributed to Nowy Sącz’s representatives are examined alongside calls for silence on certain public debates.
Who makes up the Left’s list?”
Marcin Kulasek, the party’s general secretary, stated that the board would approve the Sejm and Senate candidate lists on Friday. The gathering is planned at the party’s Warsaw headquarters on the scheduled date of December 12 in the public calendar, with all preparations described as complete for the fall elections.
Robert Biedroń, co-chair of The New Left, affirmed the party’s readiness for the electoral contest this autumn. The leadership stressed that the lists will be parity driven, featuring alternating representation by gender across the slate.
The party’s proposed lists include members from Razem, the Labor Union, the Polish Socialist Party, as well as activists from movements such as the Women’s Strike, Citizens of the Republic of Poland, and the Youth Climate Strike.
Key positions across the slate feature notable figures from various regions. In Wałbrzych, Marek Dyduch is slated to head the list, while in Wrocław Krzysztof Śmiszek leads, and in Bydgoszcz Krzysztof Gawkowski stands at the top. In Toruń, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus takes a leading role, followed by Jacek Czerniak in Lublin and Anita Kucharska-Dziedzic in Zielona Góra. In Łódź, Tomasz Trela opens the slate, with Anita Sowińska in Piotrków Trybunalski and Paulina Matysiak in Sieradz. Maciej Gdula leads Krakow, and Adrian Zandberg heads Warsaw’s line.
Arkadiusz Iwaniek is set as the top candidate for a district near Warsaw, while Marcelina Zawisza is listed for Opole and Wiesław Buż for Rzeszów. Paweł Krutul appears in Białystok, Katarzyna Kotula in Gdańsk, and Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk in Gdynia. Przemysław Koperski opens in Bielsko-Biała, with Zdzisław Wolski in Częstochowa and Wanda Nowicka in Gliwice. Maciej Konieczny is slated for Katowice, with Włodzimierz Czarzasty in Sosnowiec and Andrzej Szejna in Kielce. Monika Falej lands in Elbląg, and Marcin Kulasek is positioned in Olsztyn, with Wiesław Szczepanski in Kalisz, Tadeusz Tomaszewski in Konin, Katarzyna Ueberhan in Poznań, Małgorzata Prokop-Paczkowska in Koszalin, and Dariusz Wieczorek in Szczecin.
The remaining candidate slots are reserved for local left-wing activists. Arkadiusz Sikora opens the list in Legnica, Sylwia Buźniak in Chełm, Paweł Kobielusz in Chrzanów, Jacek Jabłoński in Tarnów, Paulina Piechna-Więckiewicz in Płock, Daniel Oliszewski in Radom, Maria Parzychowska-Kurpiewska in Siedlce, Łukasz Rydzik in Krosno, Patryk Fajdek in Rybnik, and Dariusz Standerski in Piła.
Several prominent names are expected further down the lists. In Warsaw, Anna Maria Żukowska secures the second position, Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska, a city councilor, is third, and Dorota Olko, a spokesperson for Together, sits fourth. The slate concludes with the writer Jacek Dehnel, and former MP Piotr Gadzinowski, along with Paweł Kasprzak, leader of the Citizens of the Republic of Poland, receiving notable placements.
In Olsztyn, the slate strengthens with the candidacy of Bożena Przyłuska, head of the Secular Congress, and Włodzimierz Nalazek, a renowned volleyball player and Olympian. Mieczysław Aszkiełowicz, a former member of the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland, also appears on the candidate list.
Magdalena Biejat, co-chair of Together, will not seek a Sejm mandate as she campaigns for a Senate seat from Warsaw. Małgorzata Sekuła-Szmajdzińska is also considered for a Senate bid.
Other potential Senate candidates from the Left include the vice president of Włocławek Krzysztof Kukucki, Wojciech Konieczny, chair of the Polish Socialist Party in Częstochowa, Waldemar Witkowski, a long-time trade union leader from Lower Silesia, Maciej Kopiec from Katowice, Anna Górska from the Together board in Słupsk, and New Left’s local leader Piotr Woźniak from Opole.
The parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 15, when Poles will vote to elect 460 deputies and 100 senators for four-year terms.
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Source: wPolityce