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Piotr Duda

Piotr Duda

Polish trade unionist

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  • Oct 1

    Czarnek Visits Warsaw Tent Protest Backing Constitutional Tribunal Against Takeover

    PiS prime ministerial candidate Przemysław Czarnek met protesters at a tent camp outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on 30 September, pledging that demonstrations will continue through November.

  • Sep 30

    Karol Nawrocki and Piotr Duda award 21 laureates at Worker-Friendly Employer gala

    Polish President Karol Nawrocki and trade union leader Piotr Duda presented awards to 21 enterprises at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, citing Poland's surpassing of a $1 trillion GDP.

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