However, many candidates were absent, with Sławomir Mentzen saying he would not take part in the “circus”.
Rafał Trzaskowski
Polish opposition in a pickle over presidential candidate’s “German” gherkins
Rafał Trzaskowski has called on the opposition to apologise for falsely branding a Polish product as foreign.
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Tusk announces primary election to choose main ruling party’s presidential candidate
Party members will be able to choose between Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowsk or foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
Warsaw refuses permission for annual nationalist Independence March
But the interior minister believes the event will eventually still go ahead.
Why does next year’s Polish presidential election matter so much?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Defeat would scupper the ruling coalition’s chances of governing effectively during the rest of its term of office.
German president asks Poles for forgiveness on Warsaw Uprising 80th anniversary
“German nationalism, imperialism and racism led to these brutal crimes,” said Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Warsaw bans religious symbols in city hall and require staff to respect preferred pronouns
Officials have also been ordered to respect the rights of same-sex couples.
Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski wins second term but Kraków heading for run-off vote
The first official results from Sunday’s local elections have been announced.
Court overturns mayor’s decision to ban pro-Palestine march outside Israeli embassy in Warsaw
The march will now go ahead this Saturday.
Mayor announces culling of wild boars in Warsaw “with a heavy heart”
While there were 2,500 reports of wild boars in Warsaw last year, the first six months of this year saw 3,000 such reports.
Spain is legalising bestiality, claims Polish justice minister in warning over “leftist virus”
He also said that the main domestic opposition party wants to ban meat, but both claims are misleading.
Warsaw unveils plans to more than double size of metro
The expansion would ensure that over half of Varsovians will live within one kilometre of a metro station, up from 28% currently.
Drinking alcohol on Warsaw riverside is permitted, rules top court
The Vistula Boulevards (bulwary wiślane) that run along the river in Warsaw are a popular meeting spot.
Polish opposition submit bill to abolish state TV’s “propaganda” news channel
The legislation is spearheaded by opposition figure Rafał Trzaskowski, whom state TV news has accused of seeking to “fulfil Jewish demands”.
