‘The same faces, swapping places’: Polish candidates aim to break two-party hold on power
by Jakub Krupa in ToruĊ and Warsaw from World news | The Guardian on (#6XBQ4)
Libertarian far-right Sawomir Mentzen and hard-left Adrian Zandberg among challengers as country prepares to vote in presidential election
Hidden off a charming market square in central Poland, a bar offers the closest physical experience to walking into the internet.
Stretching incongruously through medieval basements, Pub Mentzen in Toru feels like it was designed by someone on a full-fat diet of online politics. As you enter, a gallery wall displays mugshots of customers we don't serve", but instead of rowdy patrons, it features Polish political leaders, including at least five prime ministers.
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