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About 100,000 Join Warsaw Independence Day March With President in Attendance

Authorities tightened security through pre‑event bans and heavy police deployments.

Overview

  • Warsaw Security Center director Jaroslaw Mishtal estimated the turnout at roughly 100,000, cautioning that organizers’ figures may differ.
  • The march, held under the slogan “One nation, strong Poland,” was traditionally organized by All‑Polish Youth and the National Radical Camp.
  • President Karol Nawrocki participated alongside Law and Justice figures including Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with Confederation activists visible at the head of the procession.
  • Police imposed a one‑day prohibition on carrying weapons in the capital and banned drone flights over the city center, deploying large contingents and intervening during the event.
  • Traffic was disrupted with closures on Aleje Jerozolimskie and Poniatowski Avenue and bridge, and reporters recorded explicitly xenophobic banners and slogans.