WARSAW – Andrzej Duda, who stepped down as Poland’s president after 10 years, is set to join the International Olympic Committee (IOC), signaling a new chapter in his public career.

The Polish Olympic Committee reportedly voted overwhelmingly to recommend Duda for IOC membership, and the IOC is expected to approve his membership during its next annual session, RMF FM reported.

Duda was succeeded as president by Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist aligned with the ruling PiS party, who narrowly defeated pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski from Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform in the June 1 election.

Before the election, media reports suggested Duda harbored ambitions to succeed former IOC head Thomas Bach, although that role traditionally goes to former athletes. The positi

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