Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Demonstration

Last Sunday, at 18:00 a Pozna艅 demonstration against violence took place. There were no speeches, or political slogans.

By intention, the meeting on pl. Wolno艣膰i was to be a vigil for the health of President Pawe艂 Adamowicz, who was fighting for his life. He fell victim to an assassin during the Gdansk final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. However, the tragic news about the death of the president of Gda艅sk changed the nature of the demonstration. It became a meeting commemorating the tragically deceased.

Politicians were present at the demonstration - including The President of Pozna艅, Jacek Ja艣kowiak and Rafa艂 Grupi艅ski from the ruling city of the Citizens' Coalition, but also representatives of all important political factions - however none of them took the floor.

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W zamy艣le, spotkanie na pl. Wolno艣ci mia艂o by膰 czuwaniem w trosce o zdrowie walcz膮cego o 偶ycie prezydenta Paw艂a Adamowicza, kt贸ry pad艂 ofiar膮 no偶ownika podczas gda艅skiego fina艂u Wielkiej Orkiestry 艢wi膮tecznej Pomocy. Jednak tragiczne wie艣ci o 艣mierci prezydenta Gda艅ska zmieni艂y charakter demonstracji. Sta艂a si臋 ona spotkaniem upami臋tniaj膮cym tragicznie zmar艂ego.

Na manifestacji byli obecni politycy - m.in. Jacek Ja艣kowiak i Rafa艂 Grupi艅ski z rz膮dz膮cej miastem Koalicji Obywatelskiej, ale tak偶e przedstawiciele wszystkich licz膮cych si臋 frakcji politycznych - jednak 偶aden z nich nie zabra艂 g艂osu.