The incumbent Andrzej Duda won the most votes in Sunday’s Polish presidential election, but fell short of the 50% he would need to win without a second round of voting, an exit poll has suggested. If the exit poll proves accurate, Duda and Trzaskowski will go head to head in a second round a fortnight from now, on 12 July, in a vote that will determine Poland’s political future. | Agata Pyzik Read moreIndependent candidate Szymon Hołownia was in third place with 13.3% of the vote, according to the exit poll, while the far-right nationalist Krzysztof Bosak was in fourth on 7.4%. In a speech made after the release of the exit poll, Duda pointed out that he had received more votes in the first round than he did five years ago. The election was the first presidential vote to be held in the European Union since the pandemic hit.

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2020 19:37 UTC