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Warsaw mayor bans independence march, gov’t plans new rally
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Paweł Kononczuk 07.11.2018 17:55

Warsaw’s mayor on Wednesday banned an Independence March planned in the Polish capital for November 11, a decision quickly slammed by critics as “arrogant” and “shameful.”

The march, organised by nationalist groups, was due to take place on Sunday, in the culmination of events marking the centenary of Poland recovering its independence.

PM, president agree new plan

Following the mayor’s ban, Polish President Andrzej Duda held talks with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and they decided that a different, official march organised by the government would take place on Independence Day, a spokesman for the head of state said.

Read more at: http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/391019,Warsaw-mayor-bans-independence-march-gov%E2%80%99t-plans-new-rally

This is getting a bit of mainstream coverage because it involves the "N" word, Nationalism.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/polands-leaders-call-centenary-march-after-far-right-ban/ar-BBPs8GK

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BREAKING: Banned Polish Independence Day march DOES CONTINUE
By Paul Dijks 7 November 2018

With the regional court within the 24 hours to decide over the appeal over the Independence Day march in Poland, the President’s spokesman Błażej Spychalski announces on Wednesday that “It has been agreed that a white-and-red march organised by the government will take place on November 11”.

It is unsure if the banned march will continue as planned or if the government one is going to be the only one allowed along the route “as the march is organised as the official state ceremony, no other marches can share their routes with it.”

The head of the nationalist All-Polish Youth Krzysztof Bosak, convinced the court will lift the ban on their scheduled march, tells radio RMF FM that no changes are planned to the Independence March.

More at: https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/11/breaking-banned-polish-independence-day-march-does-continue/