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Krzysztof Bosak (, born 13 June 1982) is a
far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...
Polish politician. He was a member of the
Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...
for the
League of Polish Families The League of Polish Families (Polish: ''Liga Polskich Rodzin'', LPR) is a conservative political party in Poland, with many far-right elements in the past. The party's original ideology was that of the National Democracy movement which was heade ...
from 2005 to 2007 and has been a member of the Sejm again since 2019 for the
Confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...
. Bosak was the chairman of the
All-Polish Youth The All-Polish Youth ( pl, Młodzież Wszechpolska) refers to two inter-linked Polish far-right ultranationalist youth organizations, with a Catholic-nationalist philosophy. Its agenda declares that its aim is "''to raise Polish youth in a Cath ...
from 2005 to 2006 and was one of the founders and the current vice-chairman of the
National Movement Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: The ...
. He was a candidate for president in
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.


Early life and education

Bosak was born in
Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...
. He trained acrobatics in his youth, as well as windsurfing, and was a sailing instructor. He joined ZHP. From 2001 to 2004, he studied architecture at
Wrocław University of Science and Technology Wrocław University of Science and Technology ( pl, Politechnika Wrocławska, founded as german: link=no, Technische Hochschule Breslau) is a technological university in Wrocław, Poland. With buildings and infrastructures dispersed throughout t ...
. From 2004 to 2008, he studied economics at the
SGH Warsaw School of Economics SGH Warsaw School of Economics ( pl, Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, ''SGH'' He also studied philosophy at a private university. He did not complete any of his studies.


Political career

He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 getting 3764 votes in 8 – Zielona Góra, candidating from
League of Polish Families The League of Polish Families (Polish: ''Liga Polskich Rodzin'', LPR) is a conservative political party in Poland, with many far-right elements in the past. The party's original ideology was that of the National Democracy movement which was heade ...
list. Thus, he was the second youngest person ever elected to the Polish
Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...
. He took part in the sixth Polish edition of ''
Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
''. On 13 June 2008, he resigned his membership of the
League of Polish Families The League of Polish Families (Polish: ''Liga Polskich Rodzin'', LPR) is a conservative political party in Poland, with many far-right elements in the past. The party's original ideology was that of the National Democracy movement which was heade ...
and backed out from political life. In 2011, he took part in
Congress of the New Right The Congress of the New Right ( pl, Kongres Nowej Prawicy, Nowa Prawica or just KNP) is an economically libertarian, socially conservative and Eurosceptic list of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. The party was founded on ...
but never joined the party. Later he became one of the founders of the
National Movement Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: The ...
. He contested the
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, but was not elected as the coalition did not pass the electoral threshold of 5%. In the
2019 Polish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 13 October 2019. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate were elected. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) retained its majority in the Sejm, but lost its majority in the Senate to the ...
, he was elected member of the Sejm. He received 22,158 votes in the 33- Kielce. He was named the vice-chairman and spokesperson for
Confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...
in the Sejm. He was a candidate in the 2020 Confederation presidential primary. He has a strong support among the many factions in his political group as well as the general public. He won the nomination held at the party convention in
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
on 18 January. In the election he finished in fourth place receiving 6.8% and over 1.3 million votes.


Political stances

Bosak is a
hard eurosceptic Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies, and seek refor ...
who is actively pursuing a Polish withdrawal from the EU. He identifies as a
national conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, fa ...
and a
traditional Catholic A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays o ...
. In his view, the major right-wing parties of Western Europe have capitulated to the liberal revolution and no longer promote conservative values. He is also critical of the
Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ...
party, which, according to him, will most likely follow the same path as right-wing parties in the West.


Electoral history


Presidential


Personal life

Bosak is married to Karina, a lawyer working for a
right-wing populist Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right-wing nationalism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti-elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establi ...
, conservative Catholic law organization
Ordo Iuris Ordo Iuris (full official name: Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture; pl, Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Kultury Prawnej Ordo Iuris) is an ultra-conservative Polish Catholic legal organization and think tank. It aims to "research the legal cultur ...
. He has 2 sons.


See also

* Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007 *
Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023 Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...


References


External links


Krzysztof Bosak - parliamentary page
- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosak, Krzysztof 1982 births Living people People from Zielona Góra Far-right politics in Poland Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023 League of Polish Families politicians Polish traditionalist Catholics Critics of Islamism Anti-Islam sentiment in Poland Polish monarchists Candidates in the 2020 Polish presidential election Confederation Liberty and Independence politicians