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The
ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) want Poles to answer
four questions, in what some analysts view as a bid to mobilize
the core electorate for an election they say is the most
important since the fall of communism in 1989.
Poles will vote on whether they support the privatization of
state companies; a higher retirement age; the dismantling of the
fence on the border with Belarus and accepting thousands of
migrants under a migration deal with the European Union.
PiS says that the main opposition party, the liberal Civic
Platform (PO), which is led by Former European Council President
Donald Tusk, is subservient to foreign interests, particularly
those of Germany.
Germans want to embed Tusk in Poland to sell off common
property, ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said earlier
this week.
PO rejects such criticism, and accuses the government of
awarding well-paid roles in state-owned firms to people as a way
of rewarding them for their support.
The parliament needs to formally approve the referendum
questions and will vote on Thursday.
(Reporting by Marek Strzelecki and Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by
Sharon Singleton)
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