Poland’s incumbent President
The race was too close to call,
Duda won 50.4% of the vote versus Trzaskowski’s 49.6%, the exit poll showed. Turnout was a record 69.8%. A late poll is expected shortly after midnight on Monday. With so little separating the two rivals, the outcome may not be clear until the official results are announced on Monday or Tuesday.
A victory for Duda would cement the grip of Law and Justice (PiS) – of which the president is a staunch ally - on power in
But Poland’s biggest cities could still tilt the result in Trzaskowski’s favour. The centre-right mayor of
Trzaskowski’s win would kick off a wholly new era in Polish politics. PiS does not have a majority in the lower house of the parliament to overturn vetoes of an opposition president. That might lead to a snap election or push the party’s chairman
“Winning presidential election with a turnout of almost 70% is incredible. I am very moved,” Duda said in reaction to exit poll results at an event in the town of Pultusk. He noted, however, that the result was just a poll.
“I am absolutely convinced that we are going to win,” said Trzaskowski at his campaign-ending event in
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