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Polish ruling party makes Germany the villain in campaign ad
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Anti-German sentiment has featured prominently in the Law and Justice (PiS) party’s campaign to win a third term in office.
It has repeatedly sought to portray former Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the leader of Poland’s largest opposition grouping Civic Coalition (KO), as a German puppet.
As prime minister, Tusk raised the retirement age to 67, from 65 for men and 60 for women, saying the move was needed to keep the pensions system afloat.
Poland is holding a referendum on the day of the election with questions on four issues: the retirement age, privatisation, hardening the border with Belarus and rejecting migrants under an EU deal.
The opposition calls the referendum a campaign exercise designed to energise government supporters and demonize opponents with a series of loaded questions.
“Germany and Poland, as partners in central Europe, have a shared responsibility for good neighbourly relations and successful cross-border and European cooperation,” the spokesperson added.
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