Jacek Kurski
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Jacek Kurski (ˈjat͡sɛk ˈkurskʲi, born 22 February 1966 in Gdańsk
) is a Polish
politician. He was elected to Sejm
on 25 September 2005 getting 26446 votes in 25 Gdańsk
district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
On 8 September 2010, Kurski was the only MEP to vote against a condemnation by the European Parliament
of the execution of Iranian national Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
by stoning
. Kurski stated that he voted against by error, and he corrected his vote almost immediately.
http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1698272,0,1,kurski-tlumaczy-sie-z-podpisu-i-mija-sie-z-prawda,wiadomosc.html
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
) is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
politician. He was elected to Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
on 25 September 2005 getting 26446 votes in 25 Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
On 8 September 2010, Kurski was the only MEP to vote against a condemnation by the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
of the execution of Iranian national Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani , is an Iranian woman who has gained the attention of human rights groups and people throughout the world for a conviction of adultery and accompanying sentence of death by stoning. Since 2006, she has been imprisoned and under a death sentence in Tabriz, Iran after being...
by stoning
Stoning
Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the person dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the...
. Kurski stated that he voted against by error, and he corrected his vote almost immediately.
http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1698272,0,1,kurski-tlumaczy-sie-z-podpisu-i-mija-sie-z-prawda,wiadomosc.html
See also
- Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007
- Nocna zmianaNocna zmianaNocna zmiana is a 1995 Polish documentary film about dismissal of Olszewski's government. It was directed by Michał Balcerzak.- Featuring :*Maciej Jankowski*Piotr Semka*Jacek Kurski*Marian Krzaklewski*Krzysztof Wyszkowski*Mieczysław Wachowski...
External links
- Jacek Kurski - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.