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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Magdalena PACIOREK

Polish State Media Bosses Sacked, Populists Occupy TV Buildings

Police officers entered the headquarters of Polish public television (Credit: AFP)

Poland's pro-EU government on Wednesday launched a reform of state media and sacked their management, as right-wing lawmakers staged a sit-in to protest the changes and public broadcasts were interrupted.

The shakeup comes a week after Prime Minister Donald Tusk took power and after eight years of rule by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.

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