
Polish prime minister to ask voters if they accept "thousands of illegal immigrants"
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Poland's prime minister plans to hold a referendum asking voters if they are willing to accept "thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa," as his party attempts to hold onto power at the next election.
Mateusz Morawiecki announced the referendum would be held on the same day as the country's parliamentary elections in October of this year.
The referendum question was revealed in a video published on Morawiecki's social media pages. It includes scenes of burning cars and other street violence in Western Europe. It also features footage of a Black man licking a knife in apparent anticipation of committing a crime. Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski then says: "Do you want this to happen in Poland as well? Do you want to cease being masters of your own country?"

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