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| Polish leaders march with far right on Independence Day | Polish leaders march with far right on Independence Day |
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| Poland’s president, prime minister and other leaders have led an Independence Day march that included members of nationalist organisations, the first time Polish state officials have marched with the far-right groups. | Poland’s president, prime minister and other leaders have led an Independence Day march that included members of nationalist organisations, the first time Polish state officials have marched with the far-right groups. |
| Two hundred thousand people marched in Warsaw to mark the 100th anniversary of Poland’s rebirth as an independent state at the end of the first world war, according to an initial police estimate. | Two hundred thousand people marched in Warsaw to mark the 100th anniversary of Poland’s rebirth as an independent state at the end of the first world war, according to an initial police estimate. |
| Over the past decade, nationalist organisations have held Independence Day marches on 11 November that have included racist slogans, flares and in some years, acts of aggression. | Over the past decade, nationalist organisations have held Independence Day marches on 11 November that have included racist slogans, flares and in some years, acts of aggression. |
| Officials sought to hold a single, government-led march for the centennial ceremonies on Sunday, but negotiations broke down over requests for the groups to leave their banners at home. An agreement on a joint march was reached in recent days. | |
| The president, Andrzej Duda, the prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, and the leader of the conservative ruling party, Jarosław Kaczyński, marched in a group led by soldiers with a large flag bearing the words: “For you Poland.” | |
| Walking a small distance behind them were the nationalists, many of them burning flares, creating flashes of red light and smoke. Many carried national flags, but a handful of other emblems were observed. | Walking a small distance behind them were the nationalists, many of them burning flares, creating flashes of red light and smoke. Many carried national flags, but a handful of other emblems were observed. |
| Those included the flag of the National Radical Camp, a far-right group that was one of the main march organisers. The camp’s flag has a falanga, a far-right symbol dating from the 1930s of a stylised hand with a sword. | Those included the flag of the National Radical Camp, a far-right group that was one of the main march organisers. The camp’s flag has a falanga, a far-right symbol dating from the 1930s of a stylised hand with a sword. |
| There were also a few flags of Forza Nuova, an Italian group whose leader, Roberto Fiore, describes himself as fascist. | There were also a few flags of Forza Nuova, an Italian group whose leader, Roberto Fiore, describes himself as fascist. |
| As the Polish president spoke at the start of the march, he was at times obscured by the heavy smoke from the flares. | As the Polish president spoke at the start of the march, he was at times obscured by the heavy smoke from the flares. |
| Throughout the day, solemn ceremonies and masses were held in cities and small towns to commemorate the nation’s regained statehood after 123 years of foreign rule. | Throughout the day, solemn ceremonies and masses were held in cities and small towns to commemorate the nation’s regained statehood after 123 years of foreign rule. |
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