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Polish President signs law on demolition of communist monuments
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed amendments to a law banning communist propaganda, according to a statement on the official government website. The amendments include the dismantling of monuments and the renaming of objects related to the communist past.
According to Polish law, the document will come into force three months after the date of signing.
The Polish Sejm adopted amendments to the law banning the propaganda of communism in late June. According to these amendments, local …
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The Polish Sejm adopted a law banning communist propaganda
The Polish Sejm amended the law banning the propaganda of communism or any other totalitarian system in the names of buildings and other architectural objects. According to the document adopted on June 22, the monuments of the Soviet era, including memorials in honor of the Red Army, will be demolished.
408 deputies voted in favor, 7 voted against, and 15 abstained when voting on the final wording of the law. Amendments will come into force three months after the promulgation of the law.
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