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Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor, appeared to have won the first round of the election. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is hoping his eventual victory will help push through a liberal agenda.
Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski won a narrow victory in Poland's presidential election, according to an exit poll, but a second-round run-off with conservative historian Karol Nawrocki will be required in two weeks' time to decide the country's next president.
Polish voters cast their ballots for a far-right candidate last Sunday, reflecting an ongoing drift towards radical-right politics in Poland.
The centrist and nationalist hopefuls contesting Poland's presidential election runoff began trying to win over the supporters of eliminated candidates on Monday, in a major test of the coalition government's pro-European policies.
NEWS ANALYSIS. The first round of the Polish presidential election on Sunday, May 18, presents Poles with a clear choice: Do they want to live in a liberal democracy or a semi-authoritarian populist regime?
There’s a long way to go yet in Poland’s presidential election — but Sunday’s first round was a good day for candidates on the right and far right and it flashed a big red warning signal for the moder