Polish opposition supporters jammed the streets of Warsaw two weeks before an election pitting pro-European parties against the ruling nationalists who are making a bid for a third term in office.
Protesters supporting Donald Tusk¡¯s Civic Coalition, many carrying the country¡¯s red-and-white flags or the European Union¡¯s blue-and-gold emblems, swelled into the Polish capital on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to boost momentum and narrow the gap with the Law & Justice party.
¡°When I see these hundreds of thousands of smiling faces, I feel that the turning point in the history of our nation is again approaching,¡± Tusk, a former Polish premier and European Council president, told the gathering. Municipal authorities said about a million people took part in the march, while the police estimated turnout at 100,000.
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