The PiS chairman is accused of hitting an activist during a scuffle at a commemoration of the Smolensk plane disaster.

The PiS chairman is accused of hitting an activist during a scuffle at a commemoration of the Smolensk plane disaster.
Warsaw city hall estimates that 90,000 took part in the march, but the organisers claim attendance was 250,000.
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The speaker of parliament accused Kaczyński of “beating the drum of Russian propaganda”.
Kaczyński also accused Tusk of wanting to turn Poles into “farmhands for Germany”.
“We have a real problem with democracy” under Tusk’s new government, says Kaczyński.
The ruling party leader called on Poles to “fight, fight and fight again” to resist the EU’s plans.
Stanley Bill
Almost three quarters of the vote share lost by PiS since 2019 came in small towns and villages.
“We are dealing with external forces that use formations that operate in Poland and present themselves as Polish.”
Law and Justice (PiS): 35.38%; Civic Coalition (KO): 30.70%; Third Way (Trzecia Droga): 14.40%; The Left (Lewica): 8.61%; Confederation (Konfederacja): 7.16%.
There had been speculation as to whether Tusk would attend given that the station is under government influence.
The government has adopted a resolution blaming the EU for the renewed crisis on Lampedusa.
Roman Giertych, who founded and led the nationalist All-Polish Youth and was once an ally of Jarosław Kaczyński, will now stand for the opposition.
Daniel Tilles
Kaczyński is relishing the battle with his old foe, but it is likely to help neither the ruling party nor opposition.
The ruling party leader, who also serves as deputy prime minister, was speaking at a series of “military picnics” being organised by the defence ministry.