The organisers of the «Independence March» in Warsaw have announced that the march on 11 November 2026 will take place under the slogan «Polak w Polsce gospodarzem» («A Pole in Poland is the master»). According to an explanation given to TOK FM by Bartosz Malewski, president of the «Independence March» association, the phrase refers to the sovereignty and economic and political autonomy of Poles.
Briefly about the main points
- The Independence March in Warsaw is scheduled for 11 November 2026.
- The organisers chose the slogan «A Pole in Poland is the master of his own house».
- The available material does not contain any explicit statements by the organisers against Ukrainians or Hindus.
- Following the attack in Yaroslavl, the priest urged people not to blame the entire Ukrainian people.
How the organisers explained the wording
The announcement of the slogan was confirmed by a report by TOK FM published on 5 October. Malevsky He linked this to the Poles being the decision-makers on economic and political matters in their own country, as well as to the protection of sovereignty.
«A Pole in Poland is master of his own house» is not a new phrase in Polish nationalist circles. In July 2026, the organisation used it in a campaign in support of an activist who had been convicted by a court of first instance on charges of publicly inciting hatred.
What the Public Prosecutor’s Office has established in the case of the attack in Yaroslavl
An attack at a Benedictine abbey The incident took place in Jarosław on 24 September. According to a statement from the District Public Prosecutor’s Office in Przemyśl, a priest was killed Stanislav Zboynovich, four more people were injured, including priests Marek Penkowski and Adrian Mantikevich.
The suspect has been charged with murder and attempted murder. The investigation is ongoing, and the motive for the crime has not been publicly established. Following the attack, according to media reports citing NASK, disinformation and anti-Ukrainian narratives were circulating online.
A wounded priest’s appeal not to blame all Ukrainians
On 26 September, two days after the attack, Adrian Mantikevich celebrated the first Mass at the abbey since the tragedy. In his sermon, he emphasised that one should not blame the entire nation from which the attacker came, as the crime was committed by a specific individual.
The priest also spoke about forgiveness, urging people to pray for the attacker and not to repay evil with evil. A recording and transcript of the sermon were widely shared in the Polish media.
