Duda for BBC: Protesters do not accept election results

In an interview with British broadcaster BBC, President Andrzej Duda accused the protesters of not accepting the results of the October elections. "These demonstrations are, above all, made up of those who until recently governed Poland - and who were removed from power by Polish voters in the general election," he said. "They simply do not want to accept this." Anti-government rallies gathered several thousand protesters across Poland on two consecutive weekends in December. Asked about a so-called "Brexit", the President said the EU had "many weaknesses" and warned the "Brexit" from the bloc could cause further havoc. "The EU has been shaken time and time again with crises - whether it's the financial crisis, or the refugees crisis," he said. "Let's not pretend, a UK exit from the EU will be a very serious crisis for the EU. Of that I have no doubt." He said Poland's new leaders were not Eurosceptics but "Euro-realists", and that he wanted the EU to change. "We want the EU to be efficient. So that it will foresee any possible future problems that are coming its way." But he said he did not agree David Cameron's proposal to allow EU migrants claim benefits only after a few years of living in the UK. "I do not agree with contravening our basic freedoms, which we have in the EU framework - one of which is the principle of non-discrimination," he said.