Bogusław Zbigniew Ziętek (born October 9, 1964) is a Polish

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activist, co-founder and leader of Free Trade Union "August 80" (''Wolny Związek Zawodowy "Sierpień 80"''). Between 2005 and 2017 he has been the leader of the

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Career

He has a medium technical education. He was candidate for

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three times. First time in 2001 (as member of Alternatywa Ruch Społeczny), in the

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he got 379 votes. In 2005 (as member of the

) he got 1199 in the

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electoral district. In 2007, again for PLP and in the same district, he got 2233 votes. In the

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, as candidate of PLP in the Silesian constituency he got 442 votes. He tried the same in the same constituency at the 2009 election again for PLP and got 3666 votes. On April 25, 2010 he registered his own committee for the presidential election. On May 7 National Electoral Commission registered him as candidate for the office of

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. In the

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he got only 0.18% of votes and did not get into the second round.

Political opinion

Ziętek supports: taxation of clergy, abolition of

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for the MPs, liquidation of the Senate, legalization of

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s, liquidation of

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and

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.''Bogusław Ziętek: Clergy should pay taxes'', survey for Super Express

References

Website of Ziętek's Electoral Committee

Ziętek's page on National Electoral Commission's website

Candidates

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zietek, Boguslaw 1964 births Living people People from Zawiercie Polish Labour Party - August 80 politicians Candidates in the 2010 Polish presidential election Polish trade unionists