During a television interview Leszek Miller, once leader of the left-wing and officially pro-women Democratic Left Alliance, said parties should avoid fielding less-than-beautiful candidates.
"If the parties revolve around unattractive women, then this is something anachronistic and will repel voters," he said as Poles prepare to vote on the October 9 election.
The comment riled women, who have often complained that conservative and old-fashioned attitudes in Polish public life hold women back. » | Matthew Day, Warsaw | Wednesday, September 21, 2011
