Ugly MPs "scare off voters"

24th September 2011

Leszek Miller has caused outrage with his recent comments

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Former PM Leszek Miller has caused outrage from both politicians and the general public alike by suggesting that ugly candidates could potentially harm a party’s chances during the upcoming elections.

The comments were made during an interview on ‘Tomasz Lis na zywo’ earlier this week and, according to the Polish press, have caused something of a storm right across the country.

On the show, Mr Miller, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) during its time in power from 2001-2004, stated that “unattractive female candidates can scare off voters” and has since been publicly criticised by a number of high ranking women.

In her blog, current SLD politician Joanna Senyszyn ...

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