The incident escalated a campaign by the ousted Law and Justice party to resist the transfer of power after it lost its parliamentary majority in October.
The sit-in shut down Poland’s main public news station, a possible harbinger of battles to come as the party voted out of power tries to keep its grip on state institutions.
On whatever side they stand, many voters say they yearn for a more united nation. But after a brutal campaign, divisions — between left and right, urban and rural, young and old — remain stark.
An expected liberal coalition would probably reverse deeply conservative policies at home and diminish Poland’s role abroad as a beacon for right-wing groups.