Stanisław Tymiński

Stanisław "Stan" Tymiński ( born January 27, 1948 in Pruszków, Poland ) is a Polish- Canadian businessman who deals in electronics and computers, and former politician.

1990/1991 was Tymiński Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Canada, an unsuccessful splinter party that never got more than 0.25 % of the vote in elections. At the same time, however, he began a spectacular but short-lived political career in his native Poland, which had recently returned to democracy.

The most promising candidates in the first free presidential elections on 25 November 1990, the Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa and Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. The electrician and labor leader Walesa had the image of being emotional, shirt-sleeved man of the people, while Mazowiecki, a lawyer and former legal adviser to the Solidarity, though serious and intellectual, but also " formal " and also appeared as a compromisers.

Although initially completely unknown in Poland, Tymiński ran as an outsider. With 23.1 % of the vote he lapped against all expectations Mazowiecki (18.1% ) and made it to second place behind Wałęsa with 39.96 %. Since no candidate had obtained an absolute majority, a second ballot was required, which took place on 9 December 1990. In the second ballot Tymiński Wałęsa was defeated with 25.75%. Participation in two rounds of voting was 60.6 % and 53.4 %.

Even if Tymiński had finally lost, he had not only Mazowiecki - one of the best known and most respected personalities of Polish politics - a humiliating defeat inflicted, but also Wałęsa - then for many a national hero - forced to face a runoff.

The exact reasons for Tymińskis unexpected success remain unclear. He stepped to the vague promises to quickly create prosperity for all, reinforced by his image as a Pole, it " had brought abroad to something." Apparently, this came at a time in which although they were radical political changes, the economic situation worsened, however, well in many electorate. Moreover, people were increasingly disappointed with the grave war that had broken out within the previous anti-communist opposition, so that the mysterious unknown " out of nowhere " many apparently appeared as an attractive alternative.

Another factor was that Tymiński anwandte methods of political marketing, which were unknown in Poland at that time. A key element of his campaign was a black briefcase, which he always carried with him - and the supposedly " secret documents " contained that would ruin his rival and that he would present at the appropriate time. Although the bag was never opened, they always secured the attention.

Opponents Tymińskis laid on a similar strategy; the serious daily Gazeta Wyborcza, which supported Mazowiecki, reported Tymiński had even contacts with the secret police - a story that was withdrawn only after the elections.

Buoyed by his sudden success decided the hitherto non-party Tymiński to found his own party, which he called partia X and whose populist, libertarian - capitalist program was as diffuse as their name. However Tymińskis wore out charisma as self-appointed political deus ex machina too fast to time long-term success. In the Sejm elections 1991, the X Party won only one seat Shortly thereafter, Tymiński withdrew from the Polish politics.

To this day falls Tymińskis name whenever a supposed development is lagging behind the political culture of Poland is diagnosed. Critics of the populist " peasant leader " Andrzej Lepper often refer to parallels between this and Tymiński.

Less well known is that Tymiński was actively involved in the development of the Internet industry in Poland: In 1994, he was the first who offered Internet access " for everyone", included in " Maloka ," the first commercial mailbox system in Poland. However, the monthly fee of 480,000 zloty could only afford a few; 1996 Maloka has been set.

Today Tymiński writes columns for various small Polish-language periodicals in Canada and the United States.

On 24 March 2005 Tymiński announced in an interview for a right-wing South American Polish organization surprising his readiness to run again for the presidency in 2005. He had previously made ​​in still undetermined Exploder form on his own homepage The announcement.

On 3 June 2005 Tymiński flew to Poland and announced its renewed participation in the 2005 presidential election as the candidate of the General Polish citizens coalition. His campaign staff was registered on 23 June 2005. This time, however Tymniński played no significant role, but achieved with 0.16 % of the vote cut off only the 11th place in the election.