Half a million demonstrators flood the streets of central Warsaw, marking one of the largest anti-government protests in 30 years, according to Poland's opposition organisers
Crowds stretching for at least a mile march with banners reading "Free, European Poland", "European Union yes, PiS no", referring to the ruling Law and Justice party.The City Hall estimates the number of protesters to be at 500,000 according to 'the organisers' spokesperson Jan Grabiec / Photo: Reuters
People travelled from across the country after former prime minister Donald Tusk, head of the centrist opposition party Civic Platform , called for the protest on Sunday against"the high cost of living, swindling and lying, and for democracy, free elections and the EU"
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