This could be Andrzej Duda’s new work. With it, big money

Reports that President Andrzej Duda may be selected by the Polish Olympic Committee for membership in the International Olympic Committee have already appeared earlier. At that time, the only son of the Polish Olympic Committee president, Radosław Piesiewicz, spoke about them with distance.

Piesiewicz confirms the decision regarding Duda

It has now become clear that the president is closer to being in office than ever before. 26 people voted in favor of the resolution recommending Andrzej Duda as a member of the IOC, four people voted against and six people abstained.

This information was confirmed by the president of the Polish Olympic Committee. – At today’s board, the recommendation of President Andrzej Duda was approved by the board of the Polish Olympic Committee – Radosław Piesiewicz told TVN24. He added that “there has not yet been an opportunity to convey this information to the president.”

Can Duda count on big money?

Andrzej Duda’s presidential term ends in August 2025 and there have been speculations about what the head of state will do next for a long time. If he actually becomes a member of the IOC, these questions will be postponed for at least eight years, because that is how long candidates are selected.

IOC membership can come with quite a payout. Although earnings in the organization are not made public, independent journalists from New York’s ProPublica found out about them a year ago. At that time, it turned out that the leading directors of the IOC earned several hundred thousand dollars a year, and the record holder gained $1.4 million in 2021. Although these are obviously not the rates that every IOC member can count on, it is certain that the salaries in the organization are not the lowest.

In addition, after the end of his presidency, Andrzej Duda will receive a lifetime salary of 75%. basic salary of the incumbent head of state. From next year, the pension amount will be PLN 13,000. PLN 691.48 gross.