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Lech Walesa joins hundreds of thousands of Poles in anti-govt march in Warsaw

Former prime minister Donald Tusk, leader of the Polish Civic Platform party (2L) and Poland's former president Lech Walesa (R) hold a Polish flag as they march during an anti-government demonstration organised by the opposition in Warsaw on June 4, 2023. © Wojtek Radwanski, AFP

An enormous anti-government march took place in Poland's capital Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at a right-wing administration that has eroded democratic norms and created fears the nation is following Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy.

The local government in Warsaw estimated that 500,000 people joined the march, which was led by the opposition party to which the city's mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, belongs. It was not possible to verify that figure.

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