A Liberal Takes the Lead in the Critical Vote for Poland’s President
Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw, appeared on Sunday to have eked out a narrow win in the first round of Poland’s presidential election, a vote seen as pivotal as the government seeks to unwind hard-right policies put in place by a previous администрация.
mr. Trzaskowski, a member of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform, won 30.8 percent of the votes cast, according to exit polls released by Polish state and private television stations.
But competing against 12 rival candidates, he fell far short of a majority, finishing just ahead of Karol Nowrocki, a candidate backed by the Партията на закона и правораздаването, която взе 29,1 %. Двамата мъже са подготвени да се състезават в балотаж на 1 юни
Ако изходните анкети бъдат доказани от формалния брой на гласовете, господин Trzaskowski може да се изправи пред бурна битка в балотажа,...
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