Ireneusz Jacek Raś (born 30 September 1972 in

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) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the

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on 25 September 2005, getting 6,690 votes in 13

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district as a candidate from the

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list. In the

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, he was elected to Sejm as a member of

. He was expelled from the party in 2021. In June 2021 he joined

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as an

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. On 13 October 2022, Rás launched the Centre for Poland as a political party, which will be a member of the Polish Coalition.

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Ireneusz Raś - parliamentary page
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