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Eugene

(61,874 posts)
Wed May 6, 2020, 09:39 PM May 2020

Poland's presidential poll postponed over coronavirus

Source: BBC

1 hour ago

Poland governing coalition parties have agreed to postpone this Sunday's presidential election because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

The nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party had wanted the vote to go ahead to get Andrzej Duda, 47, re-elected.

But junior coalition partner Agreement and the opposition said PiS was putting political gain ahead of public health.

The election will now be rescheduled to a date "as soon as possible" and it will be a postal-only ballot.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52568797

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Poland's presidential poll postponed over coronavirus (Original Post) Eugene May 2020 OP
While Team Trump pats himself on the back rocktivity May 2020 #1
Gee...I Wonder HotRod Deluxe May 2020 #2
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HotRod Deluxe

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2. Gee...I Wonder
Wed May 6, 2020, 11:13 PM
May 2020

Does anyone think that the next bile out of trump's rectum shaped mouth is going to be "Look what Poland did! Look what Poland did!...That's a good plan!"

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