The annual "Independence March" started in Poland

According to reports in the Polish press, the participants gathered at Dmowski Junction in the capital at 14:00 local time and sang the Polish national anthem.

This year's slogan of the march, in which President Karol Nawrocki announced that he would also participate, was "Poles are the ones who have a say in Poland."

March organizers stated that registrations in some regions to participate in the march have increased 3 to 4 times compared to 2018, and that the number of participants may exceed 500 thousand.

Warsaw police announced that reinforcement teams from other regions were assigned to ensure the security of the march and other November 11 events in the capital.

Police reported that 8 people were detained on the grounds that they shared posts aiming to create security concerns on the internet before the events.

Over time it became one of the largest mass demonstrations in the country

The march, organized as part of Poland's November 11 Independence Day celebrations, has been held in the capital Warsaw every year since 2009. The event eventually became one of the largest mass demonstrations in the country.

The march has been the subject of controversy due to incidents that occurred from time to time in previous years.

Poland regained its independence after 123 years of fragmentation on November 11, 1918, following the end of World War I.