Exit poll shows Poland's Andrzej Duda marginally ahead in presidential election, in a result with profound implications for ties with the rest of EU
President Duda says the turnout was nearly 70 percent, which would be a record high for a presidential election in the 30 years since Poland threw off communism. has shown a race that is too close to call between the conservative, populist incumbent, and the liberal, pro-Europe mayor of Warsaw, a battle that reflects the deep divisions in this European Union nation.
But the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points, meaning it's not yet possible to say with certainty which 48-year-old candidate won.Duda, who is backed by the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party and the government, campaigned on traditional values and social spending in this mostly Catholic nation as he sought a second 5-year term.
If confirmed by election officials, the high turnout is a sign of the great importance that many Poles placed on Sunday’s vote.Duda thanked his supporters and called the high turnout "a beautiful testimony of our democracy." He did not say why, but the exit poll does not reflect the votes cast from abroad, and a majority of them were expected to go to Trzaskowski.
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