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This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldAndrzej Duda, who is running for re-election, will propose a constitutional amendment later this monthLast modified on Sat 4 Jul 2020 15.58 EDTPoland’s president, Andrzej Duda, who is running for re-election in the conservative, Catholic EU member, said on Saturday that he wanted the constitution to explicitly forbid the adoption of children by same-sex couples.He said he planned to propose a constitutional amendment on Monday.The announcement marked the head of state’s latest reference to gay rights in the electoral campaign, after he stoked controversy by likening “” to communism before the first round of the vote last month.“In Poland’s constitution, it should be explicitly stated that anyone in a same-sex relationship is forbidden from adopting a child,” Duda said at a campaign event in the southern town of Szczawno-Zdrój.“To ensure the safety of the child and a proper upbringing, for the Polish state to safeguard the rights of children … I believe such an entry should exist,” he added.Duda, who is from the governing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, said he would sign a presidential draft amendment to the constitution on the matter on Monday and submit it to parliament.The incumbent and his rival in the run-off next weekend, the centrist Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, are currently polling neck and neck, with opinion surveys divided as to who has the edge.On Saturday, Trzaskowski told reporters that he is also “against same-sex couples adopting children”.“I believe that is the stance of most of the political parties … On this particular matter I agree with the president,” he added in the central city of Kalisz.Trzaskowski is generally seen as favourable to gay rights. He has said he is open to the idea of civil partnerships between same-sex couples, which are currently banned in Poland.He also signed an “LGBT+ declaration” promising to protect gay people when he was elected mayor of Warsaw.Just 9% of Poles believe that gay and lesbian couples should have the right to adopt children, according to a 2019 opinion poll by the CBOS institute. Twenty-nine percent support gay marriage.Gay rights were also a key issue ahead of Poland’s parliamentary elections in October.

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldAndrzej Duda, who is running for re-election, will propose a constitutional amendment later this monthLast modified on Sat 4 Jul 2020 15.58 EDTPoland’s president, Andrzej Duda, who is running for re-election in the conservative, Catholic EU member, said on Saturday that he wanted the constitution to explicitly forbid the adoption of children by same-sex couples.He said he planned to propose a constitutional amendment on Monday.The announcement marked the head of state’s latest reference to gay rights in the electoral...

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