A total of 56 people have been detained during Saturday's march of Polish nationalists in Warsaw - said a spokesperson for Warsaw police Sylwester Marczak. He added that the majority of the detained persons had illegal drugs on them.
Warsaw police detained 56 people during the annual march of nationalists on November 11 Independence Day.
"The majority of them, approx. 40 people, were in possession of illegal drugs," said Sylwester Marczak, a spokesperson for Warsaw police.
"We also had cases of wanted persons being detained. It never ceases to amaze why such persons keep on showing up in areas where the police are operating," he added.
Asked if there had been any scuffles during the Independence March, Marczak said: "As of now, no such situation has been reported". He added, however, that plenty of footage usually comes in once the event has come to an end. "We aren't wrapping up just yet."
March of nationalists in Warsaw
Thousands of Polish nationalists gathered and marched for the annual Independence Day march in Warsaw on Saturday (Nov. 11), weeks after an alliance of pro-European Union opposition parties won a majority in the Oct. 15 ballot.
The alliance's leader, Donald Tusk, crystallized fears for participants like Kamila Niedzielska, a member of the far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) party, who said that having Tusk as prime minister would mean the EU deciding their fate.
Since coming to power in 2015, the Law and Justice (PiS)-led government has sought to instill more conservative, traditional family values in public life, including the introduction of a near-total abortion ban.
If PiS's Morawiecki is unable to win a vote of confidence in parliament, the chamber would then appoint another prime minister, likely former European Council President Donald Tusk.
Participants gathered and marched, with a handful carrying white supremacist, anti-EU, anti-migrant, and anti-gay banners, and firing off red flares.
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