The Polish government wants to pose questions to voters during a Oct. 15 election that will include whether Poland should take in 'thousands of illegal immigrants', a move rivals say aims to swing the vote by misleading voters about opposition policies.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attends the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
The centrist Civic Platform , the main opposition party which is running neck and neck with PiS according to some polls, says the questions are designed to sway voters by distorting the opposition's stance on these sensitive issues.PiS, seeking a third term in power, has put opposition to migration at the centre of its campaign and says the opposition would hurt the economy by selling state assets and endanger security amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
The European Union agreed a deal in June under which each EU member would be responsible for a set number of migrants, mainly arriving in Europe from Africa and the Middle East, but it would not necessarily have to take them in. The PiS took a tough line in those talks against any move to force it to accept migrants.The PO says it does not have an open-door migrant policy and says none of the questions represent their policies.
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