15 Startling Photos From The Giant Far-Right March In Poland

A group seeking authoritarian rule in Poland drew tens of thousands of supporters at a march that was organized on the same day as Poland's Independence Day.

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Salvador Hernandez
by Salvador Hernandez

BuzzFeed News Reporter

On the same day Poles celebrated their independence day, tens of thousands of supporters of a group advocating for authoritarian rule also took to the streets in Poland.

The far-right march also drew thousands of counter protesters.

Read more about it, here.

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Protesters light flares during a rally organized by far-right, nationalist groups, to mark 99th anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland.

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Protesters carry Polish flags during a rally organized by far-right, nationalist groups.

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Protesters stand with banner "All-Polish Youth" during a rally, organized by far-right nationalist groups, to mark 99th anniversary of Polish independence.

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Front of Independence March in Warsaw, Poland, on November 11, 2017.

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Man holds a flare during Independence March in Warsaw.

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Police take security measures during a protest against the nationalist far right march during the 99th Anniversary of Independence of Poland.

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Thousands of Polish citizens attend a protest against the nationalist far right march during the 99th Polish independence anniversary at the Politechnika Square in Warsaw.

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Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw, Saturday.

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Protesters carry Polish and National Radical Camp flags.

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Protesters hold up flares during a rally organized by far-right, nationalist groups.

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Protesters carry an anti-islamic banner during a rally organized by far-right nationalist groups in Poland.

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