(AP) Poland’s lawmakers on Friday approved law amendments that open the way for a national referendum on accepting migrants to be held in conjunction with the country’s general election, which is expected this fall.
Poland’s conservative government has vetoed the European Union’s plans to share out responsibility for migrants entering Europe without authorization, which is intended to ease the situation in front-line countries, and is planning a national referendum on the issue.
The opposition says the referendum is a political ploy by which Poland’s ruling party wants to boost its results in the election.
The amendments were approved in parliament on Friday in a 243-209 vote, with one abstention.
