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Duda won the first round of the presidential election in Poland, but he does not have an absolute majority




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Updated 8 minutes ago

As expected, the current head of state, Andrzej Duda, received the most votes in Sunday’s presidential election in Poland. However, he did not win an absolute majority, so the second round will take place in two weeks. In it, Duda will face opposition candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, who finished in second place. According to the media, this is shown by estimates of the results after the closing of polling stations.

Duda, an ally of the ruling conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS), is estimated to have received 41.8 percent of the vote. His biggest rival, the candidate of the main opposition party of the Civic Platform (PO) Trzaskowski, received 30.4 percent of them, the PAP agency reported.

Of the other presidential candidates, the best independent television presenter was Szymon Holownia, who was supported by 13.3 percent of voters. Krzysztof Bosak, a far-right MP, finished fourth with 7.4 percent of the vote, and Robert Biedroń, a left-wing politician who openly opposes homosexual orientation, finished fifth with 2.9 percent.

The State Electoral Commission has announced that it will announce the final official results by Wednesday evening. Interim preliminary data on how the Poles voted is expected in the coming hours.

According to Ipsos, which published estimates of the outcome of today’s first round of elections, turnout reached 62.9 percent.

Duda may not be sure of victory

The elections take place amid deep cultural and political differences. Conservative Duda led a campaign in predominantly Catholic Poland aimed at defending traditional values. He promised to raise the standard of living to that of Western Europe, opposed gay marriage and the adoption of children by the same sex. He denounced the Sexual Minority Movement (LGBT) as a “dangerous ideology”.

This kind of rhetoric – along with laws that give the PiS government much more control over the judiciary and the use of public media as tools to support the government – has raised concerns that Poland is following Hungary’s example in undermining the foundations of democracy, the AP said.

In the campaign, Warsaw Mayor Trzaskowski promised to maintain popular social PiS programs and restore compliance with constitutional standards. Trzaskowski entered the fight for the presidency relatively late. Dud’s strong support for voters, supported by the coverage of the president’s activities in the public media, began to decline as the easing of anti-disease measures allowed other candidates to campaign. Recent pre-election polls have suggested that Duda will not be sure of winning the second round against Trzaskowski.

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