Poland Hit With EU Legal Action Over ‘Russian Influence’ Law

Critics say the law could be used to ban opposition figures ahead of elections this year

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda signed the law and later proposed changes. Photo: Andrzej Iwanczuk/Zuma Press

WARSAW—Poland faces European Union legal action over a new law that allows authorities to ban politicians from public office for alleged pro-Russian activities—a move detractors say could let the government persecute opposition officials ahead of parliamentary elections later this year.

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