Krzysztof Bosak

Krzysztof Bosak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈbɔsak], born 13 June 1982) is a far right[2][3] Polish politician. He was a member of the Sejm for the League of Polish Families from 2005 to 2007 and has been a member of the Sejm again since 2019 for the Confederation. Bosak was the chairman of the All-Polish Youth from 2005 to 2006 and was one of the founders and the current vice-chairman of the National Movement. He was a candidate for president in 2020.

Krzysztof Bosak
Member of the Sejm
Assumed office
12 November 2019
Constituency33- Kielce
In office
25 September 2005 – 4 November 2007
Constituency8 – Zielona Góra
Vice-Chairman of the National Movement
Assumed office
10 December 2014
Chairman of the All-Polish Youth
In office
7 November 2005 – 17 December 2006
Personal details
Born (1982-06-13) 13 June 1982
Zielona Góra
NationalityPolish
Political partyConfederation
(National Movement)
Other political
affiliations		League of Polish Families (2001–2008)
Spouse(s)
Karina Bosak
​
(m. 2020)​
[1]
Children1
WebsiteCampaign website

Early life and education

Bosak was born in Zielona Góra. He trained acrobatics in his youth, as well as windsurfing, and was a sailing instructor.[4] He joined ZHP.

From 2001 to 2004, he studied architecture at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. From 2004 to 2008, he studied economics at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.[4] He also studied philosophy at a private university. He failed to complete any of his studies.[5][6]

Political career
Bosak at a rally in honor of Witold Pilecki in 2014.

He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 getting 3764 votes in 8 – Zielona Góra, candidating from League of Polish Families list. Thus, he was the second youngest person ever elected to the Polish Sejm. He took part in the sixth Polish edition of Dancing with the Stars.

On 13 June 2008, he resigned his membership of the League of Polish Families and backed out from political life. In 2011, he took part in Congress of the New Right but never joined the party. Later he became one of the founders of the National Movement.

He contested the 2019 European Parliament election, but was not elected as the coalition did not pass the electoral threshold of 5%.[7]

In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, he was elected member of the Sejm. He received 22,158 votes in the 33- Kielce.[8] He was named the vice-chairman and spokesperson for Confederation in the Sejm.[9]

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.[10] He won the nomination held at the party convention in Warsaw on 18 January.[11] In the election he finished in fourth place receiving 6.8% and over 1.3 million votes.

Political stances

Bosak is a hard eurosceptic who is actively pursuing a Polish withdrawal from the EU.[12] He identifies as a national conservative and a traditional Catholic. 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 party, which, according to him, will most likely follow the same path as right-wing parties in the West.[13]

Electoral history

Presidential
Election First round Second round
Votes % Position Result Votes % Position Result
2020 1,317,380 6.78 #4 Run-off


Personal life

Bosak is married to Karina, a lawyer working for a right-wing populist, radical Catholic law firm Ordo Iuris. He has a son.[14]

See also
  • Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007
  • Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023

References
  1. "Kim jest Karina Walinowicz? Żona Krzysztofa Bosaka to prawniczka Ordo Iuris [zdjęcia] [instagram]" [Who is Karina Walinowicz? Krzysztof Bosak's wife is a lawyer Ordo Iuris [photos] [instagram]] (in Polish). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Kalan, Dariusz (10 July 2020). "How the far-right could be kingmaker in Poland's knife edge presidential election". Euronews. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. Ptak, Alicja (7 July 2020). "Values or economy? Right-wing Poles weigh options in election runoff". Reuters. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Taniec z Gwiazdami - Pary, szósta edycja - Uczestnicy - Para numer 10 - Krzysztof i Kamila". 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. "Oni chcą być prezydentem? Bosak i Hołownia bez studiów". wpolityce.pl. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. "Krzysztof Bosak - narodowiec imprezowy - newsweek.pl - Polska - Newsweek.pl". 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. "Krzysztof Bosak zapowiada dalszą współpracę Konfederacji! "Mamy zamiar w obecnym składzie kandydować jesienią" | nczas.com" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl.
  9. "Koło Konfederacji wybrało już władze". Do Rzeczy. 18 October 2019.
  10. "Sondaz IBRiS dla Rzeczpospolitej: Polacy wybrali najlepszych kandydatów na prezydenta - Wiadomości". wiadomosci.radiozet.pl. 24 October 2019.
  11. "Znamy kandydata Konfederacji na prezydenta". Do Rzeczy. 18 January 2020.
  12. "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  13. "PiS tylko udaje partię antyunijną i konserwatywną. Bosak: To partia etatystycznej centrolewicy [WYWIAD]". www.gazetaprawna.pl.
  14. https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/kim-jest-zona-krzysztofa-bosaka-slub-i-wesele-krzysztofa-bosaka/nb4cgz1
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