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Debate In The French Parliament On The Military Planning Act

Debate In The French Parliament On The Military Planning Act

Renaissance MP Sylvain Maillard gestures criticism of the left-wing opposition during the parliamentary debate on military planning. In Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

Opposition activists, deputies and trade unionists at the demonstration against pension reform organised in Invalides, near the French Parliament. Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

MP Mathilde Panot, President of the parliamentary opposition group LFI-NUPES took part at the demonstration at Invalides against pension reform. In Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

Opposition activists, deputies and trade unionists at the demonstration against pension reform organised in Invalides, near the French Parliament. Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

MP Mathilde Panot, President of the parliamentary opposition group LFI-NUPES took part at the demonstration at Invalides against pension reform. In Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

MP Mathilde Panot, President of the parliamentary opposition group LFI-NUPES speaks at the demonstration at Invalides against pension reform. In Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

New Momentum For Protest Against Pension Reform In Paris

MP Mathilde Panot, President of the parliamentary opposition group LFI-NUPES took part at the demonstration at Invalides against pension reform. In Paris, 31 May, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Protest Against Nepal Citizenship Bill

Youth wing of Nepali opposition CPN-UML burn effigy of Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 31st May, 2023 in Kathmandu. Protest has erupted in Nepal after the ratification of controversial citizenship bill by President Paudel on Wednesday. The opposition claims that the new bill will give citizenship to non-Nepali citizens as it loosens the criteria to acquire the citizenship. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Intersyndicale Press Conference Against The Pension Reform - Paris

Intersyndicale Press Conference Against The Pension Reform - Paris

Gathered at the headquarters of the CFDT, the inter-union of employee and student unions, reaffirmed its opposition to the pension reform, in Maris, France, on May 30, 2023. Marylise Léon, to replace Laurent Berger at the head of the CFDT confederation on June 21, spoke for the collective. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Intersyndicale Press Conference Against The Pension Reform - Paris

Intersyndicale Press Conference Against The Pension Reform - Paris

Gathered at the headquarters of the CFDT, the inter-union of employee and student unions, reaffirmed its opposition to the pension reform, in Maris, France, on May 30, 2023. Marylise Léon, to replace Laurent Berger at the head of the CFDT confederation on June 21, spoke for the collective. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Voters Go To The Polls In A Re-run Of The Presidential Election

Turkish Voters Go To The Polls In A Re-run Of The Presidential Election

Turkey main opposition party CHP (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi)(Republican People's Party) Building and Turkey flag from left to right Turkey and CHP flag, Istanbul/Turkey 28 May 2023 (Photo by Yagiz Gurtug/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Voters Go To The Polls In A Re-run Of The Presidential Election

Turkish Voters Go To The Polls In A Re-run Of The Presidential Election

Istanbul Provincial Presidency letter inside the main opposition party CHP (Republican People's Party) Building, Istanbul/Turkey 28 May 2023 (Photo by Yagiz Gurtug/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a voters places their vote in a ballot box as election observers watch. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a voters places their vote in a ballot box as election observers watch. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a ballot box with votes inside it. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a voters places their vote in a ballot box as election observers watch. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a ballot with the option to vote for either candidate. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a ballot with the option to vote for either candidate. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a ballot box with votes inside it, surrounded by ballot box observers. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, ballot with the option to vote for either candidate. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

Turkish Citizens Vote For Elections In Istanul, Turkey

On 28 May 2023, Turkish voters cast their ballots at polling stations in Istanbul, Turkey, for a pivotal presidential run-off election between incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Above, a ballot box with votes inside it. (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto)

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Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye

STORY: Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting in Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "Turkish voters started to cast their ballots on Sunday as of 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) local time for the second round of the presidential election. In Istanbul, the country's largest city with around 11 million eligible voters, many people already showed up at the polling stations before the start. Over 31,000 ballot boxes have been set up across all 39 districts. The second round is expected to be a knife-edge contest between the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the joint opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkish people will either decide to continue with Erdogan for another five-year term or vote for change and elect Kilicdaroglu. A six-party opposition bloc and several other minor parties back Kilic

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

De facto Polish leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski (right from center) is seen during a voting session in the Sejm on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Members of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party are seen clapping in the Sejm on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Poland Passes Bill On Russian Influence

Former PM Donald Tusk is seen at the Sejm, the Polish parliament on 26 May, 2023. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has voted through legislation to form a commission that will have to power to investigate alleged Russian influence in previous administrations and punish those deemed to have acted in Russia’s interests, including by banning them from office. The bill will first pass President Andrzej Duda for approval and has been criticised by opposition parties and experts, who argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections or, if they lose, to hinder the work of a new government afterwards. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

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