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WARSAW (Reuters) -
Poles should not be allowed to vote
online because the Internet attracts people who watch
"pornography while sipping a bottle of beer," a former prime
minister told his party's Web site.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski and other leaders of his conservative
party have said they wanted to rejuvenate their ranks and reach
out to Internet users after losing power last October when
younger voters flocked to their centre-right rivals.
Poland's election commission is floating proposals such as
allowing people to vote online to boost turnout.
"I am not an enthusiast of a young person sitting in front
of a computer, watching video clips and pornography while
sipping a bottle of beer and voting when he feels like it," he
was quoted as saying on his party's revamped Web site.
He added that Internet users are "the easiest group to
manipulate, to suggest who to vote for."
Kaczynski, who admits to not using a cell phone or having a
bank account, and his party have stumbled in other recent
efforts to attracted younger supporters.
Last month party officials sparked chuckles among the fans
of "The Matrix" franchise by comparing Kaczynski's successor
Donald Tusk to Neo, the movie's hero pursued by evil Agent
Smith and his look-alikes.
Kaczynski ruled Poland with his twin brother Lech, the
president. Since leaving office he had unsuccessfully sought to
retain his secret service agents because he feared being
mistaken for his brother.
(Reporting by Chris Borowski; Editing by Ibon
Villelabeitia)
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