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Kaczynski says 16 Dec. parliament incidents were coup attempt

27 December 2016 12:00 (UTC +04:00)

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland’s ruling centre-right Law and Justice Party, says the incidents that took place in the country were a coup attempt, TASS reported.

According to him, opposition simply sought to curb the approval of the new budget.

“There used to be signals of a Coup d'état. Opposition simply sought to curb the approval of the new budget. We did not fall into the trap and approved the budget,” he said.

According to him, reports that there were restrictions on journalists’ entry to the parliament building were no more than a pretext and a prearranged adventure.

Protesters had blocked all exits from the parliament on Friday after the opposition said PiS politicians illegally passed the budget for next year by moving the vote outside of the main chamber of parliament. The protest marked the biggest political standoff in years in EU member Poland and the sharpest escalation of the conflict between the opposition and the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party since it came to power in October 2015.