“PiS has been on a collision course with Brussels since gaining power in 2015 due to issues of the rule of law and violations of democracy. After last year’s victory in parliamentary elections, Andrzej Duda’s victory would ensure free ruling of the party for the coming years,” analyzes The Guardian.
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The British daily also quotes the words of Rafał Trzaskowski, who “replaced the ineffective candidate (Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska – editor), and since then the race for the presidency has narrowed down.” “Trzaskowski promised a new era in Polish politics during a short but energetic” – writes “Guardian”.
“Nods to nationalists”
The German “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” writes about the “extremely fierce” campaign over the next two weeks. “Most of the candidates are on the wave of” anti-Duda “(…) Duda and Trzaskowski congratulated their rivals in their speeches. There was a nod to nationalists, apparently to make a good impression on their voters,” writes FAZ.
“It depends on these choices whether the conservative PiS will still be able to introduce far-reaching changes, controversial both in the country and in the European Union. The opposition has a chance to change this course in the event of winning. The head of state in Poland has more power than for example, the president of Germany, “notes the German daily.
“Support for government television”
“Rafał Trzaskowski, son of a well-known jazz pianist, speaking five languages, put on a simple slogan:” we have enough “« – analyzes Bloomberg. The American agency draws attention to the words of Andrzej Duda, who “attacked homosexuals” and “defended traditional family values.” His competitor supports same-sex marriage in the second round of elections.
“Duda, who has a lot of support among the poorer and less educated, can count on the support of government television – the main source of information for many people,” writes Bloomberg.
“Poles are facing the second round in which the incumbent president (Andrzej Duda) will meet with the incumbent president of Warsaw (Rafał Trzaskowski). And it is precisely the result of this duel that no one undertakes to predict,” says Rossijskaya Gazeta in a commentary on Sunday on the website. Dziennik refers to the fact that at the end of June “the results of polls showed that Duda and Trzaskowski’s chances in the second round are more or less equal.”
“Sovereigns are leading, but pro-European forces have achieved a good result,” concludes “Corriere della Sera.” The Italian daily notes that in the second round Warsaw President Rafał Trzaskowski, who took second place after President Andrzej Duda, “may turn this result upside down”.
(“The Guardian”, Bloomberg, “FAZ”, kw)
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