WARSAW: Conservative opposition challenger Andrzej Duda pulled off a surprise first-round lead in Poland’s presidential ballot on Sunday, edging ahead of incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski with promises of generous social spending.
Duda scored 34.8% against Komorowski’s 32.2 percent, with rock star and political novice Pawel Kukiz trailing at 20.3%, according to an exit poll by Poland’s TVP public television broadcaster.
“This result is a serious warning for the entire governing camp. We have to listen to the voters’ voice,” a sombre Komorowski told campaign staff in Warsaw in a reference to the fact that his political allies in the ruling centrist Civic Platform …read more
Source: theSun
