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Recent events
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- On 10 May, an unusually spectacular aurora borealis (pictured) was observed in large parts of Poland due to an intense solar storm.
- On 8 April, local elections were held throughout Poland, with run-off votes in some municipalities held on 21 April.
- On 9 January, police entered the Presidential Palace in Warsaw to arrest former Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński (Law and Justice party) and his former deputy, both of whom had been sentenced to two year's jail for abuse of power. On 23 January, they were both were pardoned by the President Andrzej Duda.
- On 9 January, Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski, an Armenian and Roman Catholic priest, and former anti-Communist dissident, died at the age of 67.
Upcoming
- European Parliament election on 9 June
Ongoing
Constitutional crisis • Belarus–EU border crisis • Ukrainian refugee crisis • Polish farmers' protests
Holidays and observances in May 2024
(statutory public holidays in bold)
- Labour Day, 1 May
- Polish Flag Day, 2 May
- Constitution Day, 3 May
- Pentecost, 19 May
- Corpus Christi (procession pictured), 30 May