Back غريزغورز براون Arabic جريزجورز براون ARZ Grzegorz Braun German Grzegorz Braun EO گژگوش براون FA Grzegorz Braun French גז'גוז' בראון HE 그제고시 브라운 Korean Grzegorz Braun Dutch Grzegorz Braun Polish
Grzegorz Braun | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 12 November 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | 23 – Rzeszów |
| Chairman of the Confederation of the Polish Crown | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1967 Toruń, Poland |
| Political party | Confederation of the Polish Crown |
| Other political affiliations | Confederation Freedom and Independence |
| Spouse | Aleksandra Braun |
| Children | 2[1] |
Grzegorz Michał Braun (born 11 March 1967) is a Polish politician. He served as a member of the Sejm for Rzeszów[note 1] from 2019 to 2024. He has been Chairman of the Confederation of the Polish Crown (abbreviated in Polish as KKP) since 2019 and[2][3][4][5] a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie since 2024.[6]
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 the vote. 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,[7] anti-Protestant,[8] and anti-LGBT[9] views, aligning himself with Traditionalist Catholicism and Polish nationalism.[8] 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 invaded 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024". wybory.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Alan-Lee, Nathan (13 April 2023). "Poland's Far-Right Advances on Anti-Ukraine Sentiment". CEPA. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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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