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| Poland presidential election heads for second round | |
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| Poland's President Andrzej Duda has topped the first round of voting but must still go into a run-off vote in the presidential election. | |
| The conservative Mr Duda will face the liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski, in the second-round vote in two weeks' time. | |
| With more than 99% of results in, Mr Duda took just under 44% of the vote and Mr Trzaskowski just over 30%. | |
| Turnout was high despite coronavirus and social-distancing restrictions. | |
| President Duda is an ally of the governing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party and if he loses, the opposition could push through major changes in Polish politics. | President Duda is an ally of the governing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party and if he loses, the opposition could push through major changes in Polish politics. |
| The president has the power to veto legislation, so Mr Duda's re-election would be of benefit to PiS, of which he used to be a member. | The president has the power to veto legislation, so Mr Duda's re-election would be of benefit to PiS, of which he used to be a member. |
| Mr Trzaskowski, meanwhile, has pledged to heal rifts with the European Union. Mr Duda's allies have frequently clashed with the bloc over controversial reforms to the judiciary and media. | Mr Trzaskowski, meanwhile, has pledged to heal rifts with the European Union. Mr Duda's allies have frequently clashed with the bloc over controversial reforms to the judiciary and media. |
| Mr Trzaskowski rose fast in the polls after joining the race in May. Previously a member of Donald Tusk's liberal Civic Platform government, he won the capital's race for mayor in 2018 promising "Warsaw for All". | |
| "This is a decisive time. A lot will really depend on this decision," said Poland's anti-communist hero Lech Walesa as he voted in the northern port of Gdansk. | "This is a decisive time. A lot will really depend on this decision," said Poland's anti-communist hero Lech Walesa as he voted in the northern port of Gdansk. |
| Last week, Mr Duda travelled to Washington and received a ringing endorsement from President Donald Trump. | Last week, Mr Duda travelled to Washington and received a ringing endorsement from President Donald Trump. |
| "He's doing a terrific job," said President Trump, in what was widely seen as a domestic boost for Mr Duda. "The people of Poland think the world of him." | "He's doing a terrific job," said President Trump, in what was widely seen as a domestic boost for Mr Duda. "The people of Poland think the world of him." |
| Poland's election had been due to take place in May, when Mr Duda was higher in the polls and stood a better chance of winning in the first round. | Poland's election had been due to take place in May, when Mr Duda was higher in the polls and stood a better chance of winning in the first round. |
| Although the epidemic had not yet peaked, the government was desperate for the May vote to go ahead. It eventually backed down when a junior coalition partner joined the opposition in saying PiS were putting politics before public health. | Although the epidemic had not yet peaked, the government was desperate for the May vote to go ahead. It eventually backed down when a junior coalition partner joined the opposition in saying PiS were putting politics before public health. |