'A sense of solidarity': how Poles mobilised in historic vote

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The grassroots mobilisation was a new phenomenon, however, underlining the high stakes of an election set to redefine the country's role within the EU, after years of feuding with Brussels and Berlin and, more recently, Kyiv.The high turnout for the opposition stood in stark contrast with the PiS government's attempt to rally support by also holding a referendum on Sunday.
41% : The referendum turnout was only about 40 per cent, failing to reach the threshold required to become binding, after Tusk urged voters to boycott the four-question poll, which touched upon border security, illegal migration, the retirement age and foreign ownership of state companies -- all issues at the heart of the PiS campaign.

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