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Row over Polish poll anniversary

Poland's president snubbed celebrations in parliament on Wednesday marking the 20th anniversary of the country's first free elections, prompting a rebuke from former Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa.

  • Reuters
  • Published: 20:40 June 3, 2009
  • Gulf News

Warsaw: Poland's president snubbed celebrations in parliament on Wednesday marking the 20th anniversary of the country's first free elections, prompting a rebuke from former Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa.

President Lech Kaczynski, a conservative eurosceptic, is a strong critic of Walesa, who as leader of Solidarity played a crucial role in toppling communism in 1989.

Walesa and other leaders attended the celebrations.

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