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Atlantic College Students Take the Lead in Migrant Sea Rescues: A Humanitarian Mission
How can young people contribute to saving lives? Sixth form students at Atlantic College are tackling the world’s most dangerous migration paths through marine rescues and innovation. Learn about their groundbreaking efforts.
More on the same in our article:
https://www.theworkersrights.com/sixth-form-students-at-atlantic-college-lead-the-fight-to-save-migrants-at-sea/
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‘Spy cops’ inquiry: police lies are finally being exposed • It is due to the courage of victims that we are learning why these undercover officers behaved as they did
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Candidates for 2025 Polish presidential elections (as of 29.11.2024)
Candidate 1: Rafał Trzaskowski
Alliance: Civic Coalition (KO) since formation
Parties: Civic Platform (PO), Yes! for Poland - Local Governments for Poland (T!DPL)
Faction: Progressive wing
Previous political experience:
- Member of PO (2004, incumbent)
- Member of the European Parliament (2009-2013)
- Minister of Administration and Digitization (2013-2014)
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for European Affairs (2014-2015)
- President of the Capital City of Warszawa (2018+, incumbent)
- Candidate for previous presidential elections; won 2nd place in both 1st and 2nd round, taking 30,46% and 48,97% each round
Candidate 2: Karol Nawrocki
Alliance: United Right (ZP)
Party: De jure non-partisan (close ties to Law & Justice, a.k.a. PiS)
Faction: N/A
Previous political experience:
- Director of the Museum of the Second World War (2017-2021)
- President of the Institute of National Remembrance (2021+, incumbent)
Candidate 3: Szymon Hołownia
Alliance: Third Way (TD/3D)
Party: De jure non-partisan (chairman of Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050, a.k.a. PL2050)
Faction: PL2050's core team
Previous political experience:
- Candidate for previous presidential elections; won 3rd place in 1st round
- Chairman of PL2050 (2021, incumbent)
- MP and Marshal of the Sejm (speaker of congress) (2023+, incumbent)
Candidate 4: Sławomir Mentzen
Alliance: Confederation Liberty and Independence
Party: New Hope (NN), formerly known as KORWiN and Liberty since 2017
Faction: None
Previous political experience:
- President of Toruń branch of Real Politics Union (UPR) party (2007-2009)
- MP candidate for Kukiz'15 (2015)
- Chairman of New Hope (NN) (2022, incumbent)
- MP of Sejm (2023, incumbent)
Candidate 5: Marek Jakubiek
Alliance: Free Republicans (WR)
Parties: Federation for the Republic (FdR), Kukiz'15 (K'15)
Faction: None
Previous political experience:
- MP of Sejm (2015-2019 and 2023+, incumbent)
- Chairman of Federation for the Republic (FdR) (announced 2018, registered 2020)
- Chairman of Endecja Association (Stow. ND) (2016-2018)
Candidate 6: Waldemar Witkowski
Alliance: Lewica (officially not approved by Nowa Lewica)
Party: Labour Union (UP)
Faction: None
Previous political experience:
- Member and activist of Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) (1976-1990)
- Member of Labour Union (UP) (1992+, incumbent)
- Leader of Labour Union (UP) (2006+, incumbent)
- Co-leader of Left and Democrats (LiD) alliance (2006-2008)
- Member of the Greater Poland Voivodeship Sejmik (2006-2023)
- Candidate for President of Poland in 2020; candidacy initially declined before court overturn, won 10th place (second-to-last)
- Repeat candidate to parliament across various left-wing electoral committees (mainly SLD; also SDPL and LR) (2001-2023)
- MP of the Senate (2023+, incumbent)
Candidate 7: Romuald Starosielec
Alliance: None
Party: Repair Poland Movement (RNP)
Faction: None
Previous political experience:
- Co-founder and secretary of Unity of the Nation (JN) party (2015-2017)
- Chairman of the Unity of the Nation (JN) party (2019, 2020-2023)
- Founder and chairman of the Repair Poland Movement (RNP) (2023+, incumbent)
- Candidate for President of the Capital City of Warsaw in 2024; won 6th (last) place
- Candidate for MEP in 2024; party won 10th (second-to-last) place
Parties that still hadn't declared their candidates
Lewica / Nowa Lewica
Date of reveal: "Before holidays" according to party representative
Most likely candidates:
- Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk (Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy)
- Magdalena Biejat (former Razem co-chairwoman)
- Łukasz Litewka (freshman politician, outperformed chairman Czarzasty in parliamentary elections)
- Katarzyna Kotula (Minister of Equality
Lewica Razem
Date of reveal: Unknown
Most likely candidate: Adrian Zandberg
13:18 UTC