Slaying of mayor widens Poland’s political divide

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 17:22:36 +0000

Anti-fascists in Warsaw

Poland’s political fissures have widened in recent months, pitting conservatives — many of them government supporters — against liberal critics who accuse the ruling party of threatening the country’s hard-won democracy by undermining the independence of the judiciary and the media.

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Polish mayor ‘critical’ after stab in heart at fundraiser

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:08:21 +0000

Polish mayor 'critical' after stab in heart at fundraiser

The mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk was fighting for his life on Monday after a knife-wielding assailant stabbed him in the heart in front of hundreds of people at a charity event.

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