Kanał Zero was launched in 2024 by Krzysztof Stanowski, a well-known journalist and entrepreneur who ran in Poland’s presidential election earlier this year.
“President Andrzej Duda will record 16 episodes on 16 hot topics. Dozens of interviewees, clips, situations. Memories and a look at current issues,” Stanowski wrote on X on Wednesday.
Duda ended his second term as president on August 6. Since leaving office, Duda has been promoting his memoir, which went on sale the same day.
Kanał Zero is a fast-growing Polish media project built around long-form interviews and current-affairs commentary, and presented on YouTube.
Stanowski interviewed Duda on the channel last year, before announcing his own presidential bid.
Polish presidents typically remain active in public life after leaving office.
Bronisław Komorowski, who was president from 2010 to 2015, established the Bronisław Komorowski Institute Foundation, which runs debates, conferences and civic-education projects, and he frequently comments on politics in the media.
Aleksander Kwaśniewski, who served two terms from 1995 to 2005, created the Amicus Europae Foundation to support European integration, later served on international advisory bodies linked to the European Union, and gives lectures on geopolitics and democratic transition.
Lech Wałęsa, who was head of state from 1990 to 1995, set up the Lech Wałęsa Institute, delivers paid lectures abroad on human rights and democracy, and remains a regular media commentator.
The new series gives Duda a platform to reflect on his decade in national politics and to address current policy debates, with episodes featuring multiple guests and short reports. Further production details were not immediately disclosed.
Duda said in early August that he had no plans to retire from politics, voicing readiness to "continue serving the country" and to support what he described as the "patriotic camp."
I am 53 years old and full of energy, so it is too early to retire," Duda told broadcaster Polsat News at the time.
He added that he was open to future public service, provided it does not conflict with his post-presidential status.
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Source: PAP