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05:38, May 26, 2015 Andrzej Duda '''(Born 16 May 1972)''' is the fifth [[President-elect]] of [[Poland]] in eastern [[Europe]]. He is a member of the pro-[[Christian]], pro-[[free market]], pro-[[traditional marriage]] Law and Justice Party, which controlled the Presidency from 2005-2010 and would have done so longer had popular President [[Lech Kaczynski]] not been killed in a suspicious plane crash in [[Russia]] <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8612825.stm</ref>. He defeated the [[liberal]] President Bronisław Komorowski on May 25, 2015 in a runoff election to become the fifth President-elect of Poland since 1990, in a result which, along with smashing [[Conservative]] victories in the UK, likely heralds the decline of liberalism both in Poland and in [[Europe]] as a whole.
===Political Stance===
Duda, as a member of the Law and Justice Party, represents the [[conservative]] and [[Christian]] views within Polish politics, supporting [[free market]] principles, reducing [[tax]] rates, ending government [[corruption]], strengthening national defense, promoting and protecting [[traditional marriage]], restricting [[abortion]], and preventing [[Communists]] and former members of the oppressive [[Stalinist]] regime that was imposed on [[Poland]] from 1945-1989 from serving openly in positions of authority <ref>http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/organizations/law-and-justice-party</ref>.
===Importance of Election===
Duda's election coupled with a smashing [[Conservative Party]] victory in the [[United Kingdom]] <ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32633099</ref> to signal a decline in [[liberal]] power across Europe. With Parliamentary elections set to take place in many nations whose Parliaments are currently controlled by liberals, including [[Poland]], [[Argentina]], [[Spain]], [[Turkey]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and [[Myanmar]] throughout the latter half of 2015, strong [[conservative]] victories in early elections likely herald large defeats for liberals across the world and a restoration of [[conservative]] power in many nations.