Close-up is simply a peculiar programme, which guests are not afraid of hard questions, and the leading one, Margaret Rozenek-Majdan, is bravely addressing crucial topics. 1 of her first interlocutors was Jolanta Kwasniewska. "Her public, social and charitable activities have been inspiring thousands of people in Poland and abroad for years. This is simply a conversation that shows that the power of authenticity and consequences can change the planet around us - stressed Małgorzata Rozenek-Majdan. The erstwhile First woman besides raised a subject concerning how her daughter, Aleksandra Kwasniewska, had to deal with the fact that she was the "first child" in the country.
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"Children must have passed through the pass office"
Aleksander Kwasniewski moved into the Presidential Palace with his wife and daughter after winning the 1995 election. This was an different and rather uncomfortable situation for both safety workers and the teenage Aleksandra Kwasniewska herself. At the time, Ola was 14 years old and entered a teenage life, which under strict protection of the Government Protection Office and behind the walls of the Presidential Palace did not belong to the easiest.
"Her image was not widespread adequate that we had to worry about our daughter," stressed Jolanta Kwasniewska. However, the presidential couple decided to take peculiar steps to make their kid feel as small as possible the discomfort associated with their public activities. Of course, any things could not be jumped.
When Ola had her birthday and invited her friends, the kids had to go through the pass office. Their bags and backpacks were screened
- Tells the erstwhile First Lady. For the safety of her daughter and after consulting with the directorate and teachers of her school, it was decided to make for the teenager a "left card" so that she could go on trips and operate, as her colleagues did. - Of course for safety reasons. And as they were out there, on the bus or on the train, individual read to themselves, Alexander Konta, due to the fact that she had my household name, he adds.
Living on a candlestick
Aleksandra Kwasniewska was born on February 15, 1981. And although her father acted in politics, the first years of her life were anonymous. Everything changed in 1995 erstwhile Aleksander Kwasniewski won the presidential election. Ola was only 14 at the time and thus became the first teenager to live in the Presidential Palace. She had to reconcile life on a candlestick and school. “Ola functioned normally, although she erstwhile told me 1 crucial thing,” recalls Jolanta Kwasniewska. “The first boy showed up, they were going to the movies, and then they began to worry about whether this boy wanted to be with her due to the fact that he is Ole or due to the fact that he is Kwasniewska,” he adds.
For the Kwasniewski family, the Presidential Palace was home for 10 years.
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