Polish President Andrzej Duda has declared victory in a runoff election in which he narrowly won a second five-year term, acknowledging the campaign he ran was often too harsh as he appealed for unity and forgiveness. The close race followed a bitter campaign between Mr Duda and Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski that was dominated by cultural issues. And give me the chance to improve in the next five years.”He received 51.03% of Sunday’s vote, while Mr Trzaskowski got 48.97%, according to final results from the state electoral commission. Mr Duda told supporters in Odrzywol that he was grateful and moved to winning the support of more than 10 million voters. Expand Close Rafal Trzaskowski concedes defeat (Czarek Sokolowski/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Rafal Trzaskowski concedes defeat (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)Mr Trzaskowski conceded defeat and congratulated Mr Duda.

Source: Irish Independent July 13, 2020 18:33 UTC