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Poland’s lawmakers approve government plan for divisive referendum on election day

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By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have confirmed that a controversial government-planned referendum on migration will be held alongside key parliamentary elections in October. One of the questions on the referendum paper approved Thursday will ask voters whether they “support the admission of thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa under the forced relocation mechanism imposed by the European bureaucracy.” Voters will also be asked whether they support the dismantling of a wall recently built along the border with Belarus with the aim of reducing unauthorized migrant arrivals. Elections for both houses of parliament are scheduled for Oct. 15, and the populist governing Law and Justice party is seeking an unprecedented third term.

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