Poland faces parliamentary showdown over opposition blockade

[WorldNews]

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By Lidia Kelly WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is poised for a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday when lawmakers convene for the first time this year after the centrist opposition rebuffed calls to end a blockade over media rights and the 2017 budget vote. Moves by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb the number of journalists in parliament and their right to record proceedings drove opposition lawmakers to start a sit-in in the main hall in mid-December. Rejecting PiS appeals, the main opposition Civic Platform said on Tuesday it would stick to its sit-in if the PiS tried to relaunch parliament on Wednesday after the holiday recess, a stance that could escalate the dispute.

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