WARSAW, Poland — Thousands of opposition supporters marched Saturday in the Polish capital to celebrate the nation’s European Union membership ahead of the key European Parliament election this week. In Warsaw, EU Council President and Poland’s former prime minister, Donald Tusk, and numerous opposition figures led the “Poland in Europe” march through the downtown. Speaking in church-studded Krakow, in the midst of a heated electoral campaign in the predominantly Catholic nation, Kaczynski said the main opposition party, Civic Platform, supported left-wing and anti-Christian policies. “A secure Poland in a strong and united Europe is the most precious political value for Poles today,” Tusk said. ___For more news from The Associated Press on the European Parliament elections, go to https://www.apnews.com/EuropeanParliamentCopyright 2019 The Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2019 11:25 UTC