Polish opposition threatens to block plans for rescheduled election


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: The Presidential Palace is pictured in Warsaw, Poland, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's main opposition grouping threatened on Tuesday to block planning for a delayed presidential election, accusing the ruling coalition of rushing a voting plan through parliament for political gain.

The presidential election had been due to take place on May 10, but planning for it collapsed at the last minute over rifts within the coalition and with its opponents over how to hold the vote amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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