Presidential campaign gathers speed
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
24.03.2015 18:06
Poland's three major presidential candidates have launched new advertising campaigns aimed to draw voter in the final weeks before the elections.
From left: Bronisław Komorowski, Magdalena Ogórek, Andrzej Duda Photo: PAP
Andrzej Duda, the candidate for the conservative opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has opened a Bronko-market, aimed at poking holes in the policy of his rival, current President Bronsiław Komorowski.
The PiS candidate Andrzej Duda has opened a shop which attacks the campaign of his rival Bronisław Komorowski. Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz
The tagline of the fictitious shop is “You can only pay in Euro” and is an attempt to show the electorate that prices for everyday necessities like apples and meat.
Over the weekend, the two politicians engaged in a debate over Poland’s potential future entry into the Eurozone.
Andrzej Duda, said at a press conference that he would not support Poland’s entry into the Eurozone until earnings in Poland are at the “European level.”
Duda challenged President Komorowski to reveal his opinion on Poland’s Euro-entry, pointing out that one of Komorowski’s first acts was to prepare a plan to change the country’s constitution to allow entry into the Eurozone.
All in due course
In response the director of the President’s Chancellery, Joanna Trzaska-Wieczorek, noted that Poland does not fulfill the criteria for adopting the Euro, and that a debate about the currency should take place after the parliamentary elections scheduled for this year.
She also dismissed rumours about Komorowski planning to introduce the currency on 1 January 2016, as either “a misunderstanding or a clear attempt to mislead public opinion.”
In third place
Meanwhile the candidate of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) party Magdalena Ogórek spoke about the need to strengthen the Polish intelligence services to increase security, in particular in response to terrorist threats.
Ogórek – who is currently in third place according to several polls – released a campaign video where she outlines her plans for the presidency.
Meanwhile, Adam Jarubas of the Polish People’s Party (PSL) chose to focus on concerns about the planned TTIP treaty with the US, arguing that there is a threat of American competition and GM food harming Poland’s agricultural sector. (sl/rg)
Source: PAP