“This final does not give me satisfaction” – said the head of PSL Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after the announcement of the results of the Sunday presidential election. “I don’t believe that something good will come out of the fratricidal war, but that’s the decision, and I respect the decision of my countrymen,” he added.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
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According to the results of the exit poll survey conducted by Ipsos, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz obtained 2.6 percent in the presidential election. support. Andrzej Duda and Rafał Trzaskowski will play in the second round of elections.
“Thank you, first of all, for being with me for the last eight, nine months of this longest presidential campaign in history, which had its various variables, such a roller coaster took place in this campaign” – said Kosiniak-Kamysz after announcing the results of the elections to gathered at the election evening.
“There is a finale – of course it does not give me personally satisfaction, there is nothing to hide” – said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
“I believe that what we have been doing these last months, (…) this Polish proposal, which is not a divided Poland, but a community Poland, which is not subject to fratricidal struggle – this question asked to our compatriots today I got the answer, maybe it not the moment yet, maybe it is not the moment, but I still believe that this is the only right way “- he said.
“I don’t believe that something good will come out of the fratricidal war, but that’s the decision, I respect the decision of my countrymen” – emphasized the head of PSL. He stated that polarization on the political scene turned out to be stronger than it seemed. “We will see if polarization brings fruit, these good fruits, or brings losses and brings difficult experiences,” said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
He congratulated his opponents at the same time.
Asked about the post-election accounts, the head of the PSL – who, according to poll results, obtained 2.6 percent in the presidential election. support – he emphasized that he did not intend to resign from the function of the president of PSL. “I do not intend to give up, I say it clearly. I have worked in difficult conditions for these five years” – emphasized Kosiniak-Kamysz. He noted that he would submit to the evaluation during the party congress.
“I worked this time as honestly and as best I could” – he emphasized. He noted that the results of PSL candidates in the presidential election of the last 15 years are similar to the one he obtained today. “This is probably not our competition” – said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
When asked to transfer support to Andrzej Duda or Rafał Trzaskowski, Kosiniak-Kamysz replied that it was first necessary to wait for the official election results. He assured that he would definitely vote in the second round of elections.