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Now playing Next Poland Poland's presidential election cancelled with just four days to go With only four days to go, Poland's presidential election has been cancelled. The opposition had voiced fears about its legitimacy during the currrent pandemic and whether sufficient infrastructure for postal voting could be put in place in time. 06/05/2020
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Now playing Next World 'Solidarity' is key word for Polish town stunned by mayor's fatal stabbing The city of Gdansk was presented with the Princess Asturias prize for concord nine months after Pawel Adamowicz was killed 24/10/2019
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