
Korwin-Mikke made international headlines for doing a Nazi salute in the European Parliament, referring to migrants as “human garbage" and for justifying the gender wage gap by saying that women are “weaker” and “less intelligent” than men. 2022, after then-leader Korwin-Mikke announced his resignation as the party’s chair. Mentzen took hold of Konfederacja in Oct.

He has never held any elected government office, but has been active in the far-right political scene since 2017, when he served as vice chairman of Janusz Korwin-Mikke’s New Hope party.

Sławomir Mentzen, a 36-year old former tax advisor and one of the leaders of far right Polish political alliance Konfederacja, has emerged as a star personality ahead of Polish parliamentary elections, scheduled for autumn 2023.Īs his party has risen from the margins of Polish politics to a potential kingmaker, Mentzen's image has shifted from that of a relative unknown to a burgeoning force within the country’s current political climate.
