Warsaw Independence Day march, Digi Mart USA News (Warsaw, Poland): Thousands of people marched through Warsaw to mark the 108th anniversary of Poland regaining independence in 1918. The annual march remains deeply divisive, given some violent clashes in the past and the attendance of nationalist and far-right groups from Poland and abroad.
Despite regular criticism, the march has in recent years become increasingly mainstream, taking the role of the largest mass independence day celebration in the country and attracting more conservative Poles. Poland’s conservative president, Karol Nawrocki, was seen walking in the procession, which organisers hoped would attract up to 500,000 people.
By mid-afternoon, no major incidents had been reported, other than the widespread use of red flares along the route, Poland’s state broadcaster TVP Info reported. As Reuters noted, organisers said the gathering, held under the motto “A Pole is the host in Poland,” is their way of expressing
