Opposition leader Donald Tusk told supporters that political 'change for the better is inevitable' in Poland as he opened a massive march Sunday to try to boost his political coalition's chances of unseating the country's conservative government in an upcoming parliamentary election.
Demonstrators wave Polish flags during a march to support the opposition against the governing populist Law and Justice party in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances for the parliament elections on Oct. 15, 2023, leading the rally in the Polish capital.
His Civic Coalition is vowing to mend ties with the European Union, which has had strained relations with Poland during the eight years the Law and Justice party has governed the country. Tusk spent five years as president of the European Council after serving seven years as Poland's prime minister. Thousands of supporters arrived on buses provided for them from across Poland to take part in the "March of a Million Hearts." Police closed some downtown streets for the 4-kilometre walk. People in the crowd carried national and EU flags.
Civic Coalition rallies also were planned in other Polish cities. A centrist opposition alliance, the Third Way, abstained from the march in the capital and held its own rallies.
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