A trend, which will have to be confirmed or refuted with the final results on Monday. The Polish conservative head of state Andrzej Duda and the liberal mayor of Warsaw were neck and neck on Sunday evening after the second round of the presidential election, according to a poll after the polls.
Andrzej Duda won 50.4% of the vote ahead of Rafal Trzaskowski (49.6%), according to an Ipsos poll, in an election with a very high voter turnout of 68.9%.
Two visions that clash
Andrzej Duda has pledged to defend the popular social assistance put in place by the PiS and has made a polarizing campaign, attacking in particular the rights of LGBT people and rejecting the idea of compensation for Jewish property stolen by the Nazis and under the regime Communist.
"These elections are a confrontation of two visions of Poland, between white and red and the rainbow," said Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, quoted on Friday by the PAP news agency, referring to the Polish national flag and the symbol used by the LGBT community.
Rafal Trzaskowski, for his part, is in favor of civil partnerships, including between people of the same sex. His decision to sign a statement of support for LGBT people last year prompted many regions in the rural east and the most conservative in the country to proclaim themselves "LGBT free areas". He also promised, if successful, to backtrack on controversial justice reforms that put Poland on a collision course with the rest of the European Union.
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