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Jonathan Dimbleby and a panel of key voices discuss Poland's new era of change with a public audience in the centre of Warsaw.

成人快手 World Questions comes to Warsaw as Poland is in the midst of a new era of political change.

Poland鈥檚 opposition leaders claim the ruling party, Law and Justice, is restricting democratic freedom and hobbling the nation鈥檚 highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the party's leader, says the opposition refuses to accept his party's victory in the 2015 election and its continuing popularity throughout the country. There have been occupations of parliament, demonstrations in the streets and a determination by the government to implement its mandate for sweeping reform. Jonathan Dimbleby and a panel of politicians and opinion formers discuss Poland's new era of change before politically charged audience.

The panel includes the film director Agnieszka Holland; the Editor of online newspaper 'wSieci' Jacek Karnowski; MP Rafal Trzaskowski from Civic Platform; and MP Dominik Tarczy艅ski from the governing Law and Justice Party.

成人快手 World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.

(Picture: Polish pro-government demonstrators mark the 35th anniversary of the martial law in Warsaw Picture credit: JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sun 12 Feb 2017 12:06GMT

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World Questions was staged in partnership with the British Council to allow the public to question their politicians face-to-face.聽.

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  • Sat 11 Feb 2017 20:06GMT
  • Sun 12 Feb 2017 12:06GMT