Grzegorz Michał Braun (born 11 March 1967) is a Polish politician who has served as a member of the Sejm for Rzeszów[note 1] and as Chairman of the Confederation of the Polish Crown (abbreviated in Polish as KKP) since 2019.[2][3][4][5]
Braun's political career began when he announced his candidacy in the 2015 presidential election. He formed the campaign committee "God Bless You!", but received a minimal percentage of votes. His political journey continued with participation in discussions on European and Russian relations and his candidacies in various elections including for the mayoral office of Gdańsk and the European Parliament. Despite electoral setbacks, he was elected to the Sejm at the 2019 parliamentary election. He was reelected at the 2023 parliamentary election. Braun's tenure in politics has been marked by controversy, including inflammatory remarks during the COVID-19 pandemic and endorsements of independent nuclear capabilities for Poland.
Braun holds anti-American,[6] anti-Ukrainian,[6] anti-Protestant,[7] anti-LGBT,[8] antisemitic,[9] and pro-Russian[6] views, aligning himself with Polish ultranationalism[10] and traditionalist Catholicism.[7] While in the Sejm, his activities have been characterised by a series of antisemitic incidents and pro-Russian stances, including referring to Polish Jews as "the enemies of Poland" and participants "in the Satanic cult". In 2023, he stormed a Holocaust lecture, destroyed equipment, and made more derogatory comments about Jews. Later that year he extinguished a Hanukkah menorah in the Sejm, leading to his exclusion from the session and punishment.
^Margielewski, Piotr (12 December 2023). "Grzegorz Braun - wykształcenie, rodzina, kariera. Poseł jest bohaterem wielu afer". polityka.se.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^Gera, Vanessa (12 May 2019). "Poles protest over Holocaust compo claims". Forbes Advocate. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^Kość, Wojciech (8 July 2020). "Duda taps into anti-vax sentiment ahead of Poland's presidential election". Politico. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^Gavin, Gabriel (26 May 2020). "Why do leaders flout lockdown rules?". UnHerd. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^"Far-right Polish lawmaker Grzegorz Braun douses menorah in parliament - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ abcAlan-Lee, Nathan (13 April 2023). "Poland's Far-Right Advances on Anti-Ukraine Sentiment". CEPA. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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^Tilles, Daniel (1 September 2023). "Video shows Polish far-right election chief promising to "register gays" if they win power". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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^Pospieszna, Paulina; Płatek, Daniel; Piotrowski, Grzegorz; Monkos, Aleksandra (14 August 2023). "Pillarized Networks in a Polarized Civil Society: A Structure of Far-Right Networks in Poland". Nationalities Papers: 1–16. doi:10.1017/nps.2023.47. ISSN 0090-5992.
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