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# Polish government concerned over Biden victory
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/polish-government-concerned-over-biden-victory/
- Published: 2020-11-12T11:11:37.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-12T08:11:04.000Z
- Description: The election of US president Joe Biden has reportedly concerned the Polish government after years of close ties with the Trump administration.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Andrzej Duda, Donald Trump, Eu, Joe Biden, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ free zones Poland, Poland, US Elections

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/duda-poland-600.jpg)

Anti-LGBTQ+ Polish president Andrzej Duda

The election of **US** president **Joe Biden** has reportedly concerned the Polish government after years of close ties with the Trump administration. Polish president **Andrzej Duda**, who is known for his controversial views on the LGBTQ+ community, has received continuous [endorsement](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/18/donald-trump-andrzej-duda-white-house-visitor-coronavirus-poland-homophobia/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) from **Donald Trump**, and in turn allowed for increased US military prescence in Poland. Experts told [**AFP News**](https://news.yahoo.com/trump-ally-poland-conflicted-over-181459780.html?guccounter=1&guce%5Freferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce%5Freferrer%5Fsig=AQAAAEvKa1Gv9b7m3sC7cAeiUyBp0RBGM-Bwg1XlDauQKY87PWSnTJMJuPN8wo9VE28xAj5vffRA98xDBUarqJNRCvfz7PPoFXyX7pWt%5FKBAqpiyogUpsQrckuFy6HBPLwNPrWATgQQczGzx4UTI0GmCLI-A0GteIX0EVwBMYpOQuqdw&ref=scenemag.co.uk) Duda is now concerned Poland will lose its status without US support.

**Ryszard Schnepf**, Poland’s former ambassador to the US, said following Trump’s removal from office: *“Poland will lose its status of privileged partner and president Duda is worried. They do not know how they are going to be treated by the new administration”.* Unlike Trump, Biden has been critical of the Polish government’s regime.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/biden-1.jpg)

Biden tweeted in memory of Shepard

Biden [said](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/update-biden-condemns-lgbtq-free-towns/) the LGBTQ+ free towns in Poland, many of which were created after the re-election of Duda earlier this year, have *“no place in the EU or in the world”.* Duda has frequently vowed to crack down on LGBTQ+ ‘ideology’, and it is estimated there are now over 100 LGBTQ+ free zones in the country. On the other hand, Biden promised to increase protections for queer Americans, after previously [saying](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/joe-biden-shares-message-of-solidarity-with-the-lgbtq-community/): *“I’ll fight every day in the White House to create a country where you can live open, proud, and free — without fear.”* Schnepf suggested the contrast in attitudes between Biden and Duda may cause conflict as Biden is more likely to oppose Poland’s domestic policies.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/poland-lgbt-rights.jpg)