FILE PHOTO: Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks during his election meeting in Solec Kujawski, Poland, June 9, 2020. Picture taken June 9, 2020. Grazyna Marks/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
BRZEG, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's president compared LGBT "ideology" to communist doctrine in a campaign speech on Saturday, as LGBT rights become a hotly debated issue ahead of a June 28 presidential election in the staunchly Catholic country.
President Andrzej Duda is an ally of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice Party (PiS), which dismisses the promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights as a foreign influence undermining Poland's traditional values.
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