Exit poll show Poland's Duda leading in presidential runoff

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A late exit poll in Poland's presidential runoff Sunday showed the conservative, populist incumbent, Andrzej Duda, leading against the liberal, pro-Europe mayor of Warsaw, but with the race still too close to call.

It appeared to be the closest election in Poland's history, reflecting the deep divisions in this European Union nation. Although the country is struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and problems in its health and education systems, the campaign was dominated by issues of culture and saw strains of homophobia and anti-Semitism.

As the race became tighter in recent weeks, Duda turned further to the right in search of votes. He seized on gay rights as a key theme, denouncing the LGBT rights movement as an "ideology" worse than communism. Trzaskowski, a former European Parliament lawmaker, jumped into the race relatively late to oppose Duda's and Law and Justice's erosion of democratic rights under the ruling party. He represented the centrist opposition Civic Platform party, which was in power in from 2007 to 2015.

Long lines outside some polling stations Sunday night forced them to stay open past their official closing time of 9 p.m. for what many considered to be one of the most crucial elections in these three decades of democracy. He said he was still dreaming of a Poland "that knows how to rebuild a united society, that is proud of it's tradition, that is looking to the future, that is just, European, tolerant, where no one divides us."

The ballot was supposed to be held in May but after much political wrangling was delayed by health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some 30 million voters were eligible to cast ballots. In the first round with 11 candidates, Duda got 43.5% support and Trzaskowski 30.5%.

 

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Great news. Duda is a patriotic Nationalist who wants to protect his nation from Globalist EU pigs who wish to flood Poland with Third World detritus.

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