Hołównia on the scenes of the gathering with the UN Secretary-General. "It wasn't a occupation interview."

Simon Holovnia is applying for the position of advanced Commissioner for Refugees. Last Friday, he met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in the United States. The Marshal of the Sejm betrayed the scenes of the conversation. Interestingly, it did not concern his candidacy. Guterres besides mentioned the attitudes of Tusk and Nawrocki.


Szymon Hołownia late announced that he plans to step down as the leader of Poland 2050 and the talker of the Sejm – his place in this position will most likely be taken by Vladimir Czarzasta. On the another hand, Richard Petru expressed his desire to lead the formation, but the decision on the formation has not yet been taken.

At the end of September, Holovnia besides announced that he had taken part in the public recruitment of the UN advanced Commissioner for Refugees. On October 3, the politician flew to the United States, where he met with UN Secretary Antonio Guterres.

He later told TVN correspondent Marcin Wrona that "a decision on a possible nomination for the position would be made at the earliest in a period or a period or a half". The deadline for sending applications is Monday, October 6. As Holownia revealed, the erstwhile president of Iraq and the mayor of Paris have late joined the list.

The selection process is to include the creation of a "short list" of candidates, discussions with the committee most likely in late October, and later the decision of the secretary-general himself.

The lobby about talking to Guterres

The lobby, referring to the gathering with Guterres, admitted that "it was a good conversation". Among the topics they raised, it was not about "candidate" politics, but about the planet situation and how to make the UN a symbol of human unity.

The leader of Poland 2050 stressed that he and Guterres shared akin experiences, due to the fact that both "started their activities in charitable organizations connected with the Church". "It was an introductory gathering (...), not a occupation interview," he added.

"The secretary-general pointed out that I was well spoken of by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and president Karol Nawrocki, which is not common in the polarized countries today," he mentioned. The UN chief, erstwhile he applied for his position, besides received support from the president and Prime Minister from various political camps, which was an analogy to the situation with Tusk and Nawrock. At the end of Guterres asked Holovna to give them his greetings.