The recent visit caused a lot of controversy Radosław Sikorski in the program Monika Olejnik. The politician left the studio after the journalist asked whether his wife's origins might ruin his chances in the presidential elections. The decisive reaction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs became the reason for a nationwide discussion. The National Broadcasting Council even received complaints from outraged viewers.
Monika Olejnik's interview with Radosław Sikorski disgusted some viewers. Complaints were submitted to the National Broadcasting Council
Radosław Sikorski he would like to run for president on behalf of the Civic Coalition. Due to the upcoming primaries within the party, the politician is intensively marking his presence in the media. He also recently appeared in “Dot the I's”. Monika Olejnik she asked him then, incorrectly referring to “Tygodnik Powszechny” (it was about an article by Piotr Śmiłowicz on Gazeta.pl), whether his wife's origins will not pose a problem during a potential campaign. – I would say that it is already a secular tradition that people of Jewish origin should become first ladies – he replied then Sikorski. The politician also decided to leave the studio before the end credits were displayed. He later wrote on social media that he demanded “an overturning of journalistic standards.” Some viewers also have a similar opinion. Some have even managed to submit complaints to the National Broadcasting Council.
Two individual complaints were submitted to the National Broadcasting Council in this case. The allegations concern the use of anti-Semitic stereotypes when talking about candidates in the presidential elections
– said Teresa Brykczyńska, spokeswoman for the National Broadcasting Council, in an interview with Wirtualna Polska.
Chairman of the National Broadcasting Council on complaints about Monika Olejnik's program. “There will be more”
In a recording published on YouTube, the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council announced that expects more applications. – There will probably be more complaints. We have initiated proceedings following the receipt of these complaints. We will check what it looks like from the point of view of the program itself, and what the documentation of this program is. We cannot rely on what we see on TV, but we need to consider all this material and check how it relates to legal issues whether such a question is arousing anti-Semitic sentiments or not. This is obviously a sensitive issue, but we will consider it, he said.