Polish President Bronislaw
Komorowski failed to win the first round of his country’s presidential
elections according to exit polls, unexpectedly gaining fewer votes than a
conservative candidate from the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) Party, Andrzej
Duda.
N correspondent in Poland said this was according to the
results of an exit poll conducted by IPSOS. According to the poll, Duda won
34.8% of the vote, while the incumbent head otate, right-of-center politically,
garnered 32.2%.
Polish media called the result sensational result,
noting that the day before voting opinion polls showed Komorowski to be in the
lead. Polling interviews conducted at the beginning of the campaign had
indicated that the incumbent president could even win the election outright in
the first round.
Third place, according to the exit poll, was won
Polish musician Pawel Kukiz, who got 20.3% of the vote.
The top five candidates also included MEP Janusz
Korwin-Mikke (4.4% of the vote) and the representative of the Democratic Left
Alliance opposition party (SLD) Magdalena Ogurek (2.4%).
According to the exit poll, voter turnout was 49.4%,
which is the lowest figure in the presidential elections since Poland emerged
from decades of Communist rule in 1989.
The second round of presidential elections in Poland
will be held May 24, with Komorowski going head-to-head with Duda in a runoff
vote, if the official vote count agrees with the exit poll results.
A total of 11 candidates are running for the
presidency in Poland. Although the government in Poland is headed by the prime
minister, the president has powers as head of the Polish armed forces, has a
say in foreign policy, and can veto some legislation.
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