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Marek Woch
Polish politician (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marek Woch is a Polish politician, leader of the Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy (BS) and candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election.[1]
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Marek Woch was born on 17 December 1978[2] in Kąkolewnica.[3] Despite finishing a vocational school,[4] he continued his education in law.[5]
Between 2016 and 2019, he was the plenipotentiary of the chairman of the National Health Fund for Contacts with Non-Governmental Organisations and Public Authorities.[6]
As a politician, Woch contested several elections. In 2013, 2014 and 2018, he ran for Wójt of his home Gmina of Kąkolewnica. In 2013, he received 84 votes (2.74%).[7] In 2014, he received 141 votes (3.59%).[8] In 2018, he received 170 votes (4.26%),[9] and his allies to the Gmina council received 235 votes (5.93%) and no seats.[10] In the 2015 parliamentary election, he ran for a seat in the Senate, winning 11,413 votes (11.75%).[11] Woch contested the 2019 European Parliament election for Poland Fair Play, getting 2,040 votes (0.28%).[12] A few months later he ran in the 2019 parliamentary election, winning 1,314 votes (0.23%).[13] Woch contested the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, winning 2,500 votes (0.39%),[14] the 2024 European Parliament election, winning 3,326 votes (0.25%) in Warsaw,[15] and the 2024 Polish local elections, winning 1,933 votes (0.77%).[16]
He declared his candidacy in the 2025 Polish presidential election,[17] successfully registering and earning the endorsement of the Social Alternative, Labour Party and Slavic Union parties, though being soundly defeated, coming last with 0.09% of the vote.[18]
Woch endorsed the Law and Justice candidate for the second round Karol Nawrocki.[19]
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Woch supports the strengthening of presidential powers, establishment of a national guard, term-limiting members of the Sejm and Senate to two terms, and liquidation of the National Health Fund.[17][20]
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