SŁUPSK, Poland — Poland’s right-wing government has put it on the fringes of Europe on issues that include abortion, migration and democracy. But a charismatic 40-year-old mayor is leading a counter-cultural charge from the Baltic coast city of Słupsk.
Robert Biedroń, the country’s only openly gay mayor, has become one of the leading voices of opposition to the nationalist Law and Justice party, igniting hope among liberal commentators who have suggested he should run for president in 2020.
In both word and deed, Biedroń is proving to be a very different kind of Polish politician — one who openly embraces secular and …read more
Source: European Voice
