Poland votes in tight election as Europe watches

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POLES vote on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will be decisive for the future of the country’s centrist government as well as for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is expected to get 30 per cent, ahead of nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki’s 25 per cent, according to opinion polls.
That would put both through to the runoff on 1 June at a particularly fraught moment for Europe as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, far-right populists continue to rise and ties with Washington come under strain. Polls open at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) and close at 9:00 pm when exit polls are to be released.
There are 13 candidates in total and definitive results are expected only on Monday. Ever since former EU leader Donald Tusk’s coalition came to power in 2023, key government initiatives have been blocked by the veto of nationalist President Andrzej Duda. Some Poles are hoping that logjam is about to end. “I hope that these elections will complete the change,” said Hubert Michalowski, a self-employed 50-year-old. Michalowski told AFP he was opposed to any rightward turn for Poland and instead wanted his country to “stay in the centre and reverse this trend in Europe as well”. — AFP

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