The extreme right is just one minority among many in a country that is much more diverse than outsiders realise. Poland was, for example, the first nation in Europe to elect a transgender MP, Anna Grodzka. Her party, Ruch Palikota, came third behind PiS and Platforma in the 2011 parliamentary elections while promising to legalise cannabis, gay marriage and abortion. One of Poland's top sports stars, the fighter Mamed Khalidov, is a Chechen Muslim.
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