It was agreed that on Independence Day a joint white-and-red march will be organised as a state festivity; the government will be responsible for organisation of the event, said President's spokesman Błażej Spychalski after the meeting between President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
President's spokesman said that the march will be treated as state festivity and therefore, according to the law, no other marches can be organised on the same route.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Mayor of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz banned a nationalist march planned for Sunday to mark the centenary of Polish independence, citing the risk of violence and expressions of hatred.
The march was being organised partly by far-right nationalist groups, one of which said it would defy the ban.
A rally is held annually in the capital on November 11 to commemorate the anniversary of Poland's independence at the end of World War One. Last year's event was marked by racist chanting and confrontations with counter-protestors.
"Warsaw has already suffered enough due to aggressive nationalism," Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz said. "Poland's 100th anniversary of independence shouldn't look like this, hence my decision to forbid it."
In response to the decision by the Warsaw's mayor, President Andrzej Duda has called a meeting with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to discuss the ban.
Duda had already decided to stay away from the event, which last year drew around 60,000 people, including representatives of far-right groups from across Poland and Europe.
At the time participants chanted anti-migrant slogans, many of which were also written on banners. This drew condemnation from a variety of groups, including Jewish organisations.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, PAP, Reuters