Presidential election in Poland: the outgoing president will face the Liberal candidate in the 2nd round

Polish President and presidential candidate of the Law and Justice Party (PiS), Andrzej Duda, after the announcement of the election results this Sunday, June 28, in Warsaw. REUTERS / Kacper Pempel

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In Poland, it is a second round without surprise, in two weeks, which will see the confrontation between the outgoing president Andrzej Duda and the mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski. The head of state ahead of the presidential in the first round of his rival by more than 10 points, according to first estimates released from the polls.

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Andrzej Duda won the support of 41.8% of Poles while the mayor of Warsaw was supported by 30.4% of the voters, according to a survey carried out by the IPSOS institute and published by the big Polish television channels, after the closing of polling stations.

The outgoing president welcomed his result. “  I win this 1st round thanks to your voices in an absolutely indisputable way. The advance is enormous and I am grateful to you,  ”he said during his election night in Lowicz in central Poland.

"  The campaign will continue, we are having a very important discussion on Poland, we are asking the question of the Poland of the future,  " said the outgoing president before congratulating Rafal Trzaskowski.

For the liberal candidate, of the main opposition party, the Civic Platform, the second round will be "  a choice between open Poland (...) and those who seek conflicts all the time  ". "I will be the candidate for change,  " promised Rafal Trzaskowski, whose watchword is "  We have had enough  ."

By campaigning under this watchword Rafal Trzaskowski promised to repair the links with Brussels. Since taking power in 2015, Duda and PiS have turned Polish politics upside down by stoking tensions with the EU.

The election campaign was dominated by concerns over the state of democracy and social issues, as Poland faces its first recession since the end of communism.

The Poles moved en masse to the polling stations and the turnout was 62.90%, according to the poll at the exit from the polls.

(With AFP )

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