Duda vetoes "closest person" civil partnership status – Tusk: "an act of contempt"

President Andrzej Duda vetoed the "closest person status" bill, which would have granted unmarried partners rights similar to those of spouses. Coalition politicians say opinion in the presidential palace was divided, with Duda's own son reportedly urging him to sign. Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded on X, calling the veto "an act of contempt."