{"id":182487,"date":"2026-11-12T05:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=182487"},"modified":"2026-11-14T22:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T21:38:58","slug":"rekordmarsch-i-polen-uppemot-en-miljon-nationalister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/record-breaking-march-in-poland-with-nearly-one-million-nationalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking march in Poland\u2014nearly one million nationalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Polish nationalists drew huge crowds in Warsaw on Independence Day. Authorities estimate that up to 250,000 people participated\u2014while organizers put the number at nearly one million. At the same time, sharp criticism was directed at Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the international media\u2019s coverage of the demonstration.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, November 11, the streets of Warsaw were filled with Polish flags as the annual <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dorzeczy.pl\/kraj\/970413\/frekwencja-na-marszu-niepodleglosci-ratusz-podal-dane.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independence March<\/a><\/strong> took place. The demonstration was held on the 108th anniversary of Poland's regained independence and proceeded from the Dmowski Roundabout to the National Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year's slogan was <em>Poles Call the Shots in Poland<\/em>. President <strong>Karol Nawrocki<\/strong> participated alongside representatives of several right-wing parties, including the nationalist party Konfederacjas <strong>Krzysztof Bosak<\/strong> and <strong>S\u0142awomir Mentzen<\/strong> as well as the leader of Law and Justice (PiS), <strong>Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">Long live the free and sovereign Polish nation!<br><br>Long live the free, sovereign, and independent Republic of Poland!<br><br>May God watch over our homeland! \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fOyolykTUz\">pic.twitter.com\/fOyolykTUz<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NawrockiKn\/status\/2120555335848968235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Record turnout\u2014significant differences in the numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsaw's Chief of Security <strong>Jaros\u0142aw Misztal<\/strong> reported, citing police figures, that up to 250,000 people participated. That would surpass the authorities\u2019 previous record of 200,000 set in 2018. A spokesperson for the organizers <strong>Rafa\u0142 Buca<\/strong> In contrast, they estimated the number of participants at nearly one million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been an incredible journey since the first marches were held. From 2007 to 2009, the marches drew a couple hundred people. In 2010, when the first edition of what has now become a traditional march was held, between 5,000 and 10,000 people participated. Today, there is talk of as many as one million participants. This demonstrates the potential for a nationalist movement to grow rapidly, even when it is persecuted and opposed by those in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Harsh Criticism of Tusk's Government<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The march also served as a protest against the government. The nationalist organization M\u0142odzie\u017c Wszechpolska unfurled a large banner inspired by the video game Grand Theft Auto, featuring caricatures of Tusk and other leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization signed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MWszechpolska\/status\/2120537420814844340?a=dNHlU8gqD1sfrci45Nw&amp;s=19\">X<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dTusk\u2019s gang is on the attack\u2014GTA VI at the Independence March. We\u2019ve had enough of this pathological government, which is why we made this banner! Do you like it?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">GANG TUSKA STRIKES, or GTA VI at the Independence Day Parade \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1\ud83d\ude0e<br><br>We've had enough of this dysfunctional government, and that's why we created this display!<br><br>Do you like it? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mrvZhpKPsj\">pic.twitter.com\/mrvZhpKPsj<\/a><\/p>\u2014 M\u0142odzie\u017c Wszechpolska (@MWszechpolska) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MWszechpolska\/status\/2120537420814844340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bartosz Malewski, chairman of the Marschef organization, demanded that Poles themselves determine the country's future and that the government, too, abide by the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>We want a Poland that tells Europe and the world: We can cooperate, but it is we Poles who decide Poland\u2019s fate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reuters is painting a bleak picture<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reuters news agency described the demonstration as a march by the \u201dfar right.\u201d The wording sparked <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nczas.info\/2026\/11\/11\/skandaliczna-narracja-reutersa-o-marszu-niepodleglosci-stanowski-zada-reakcji-msz-bosak-nastepnym-razem-wystarczy-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticism<\/a><\/strong>, including Bosak, who believed that the media was applying a political label to the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged Reuters to cover the demonstration next time without labeling the participants. As a result, even the reporting on the march became a point of contention.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The streets of Warsaw were filled with patriots in a massive march against Tusk. 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