Poland's President Andrzej Duda came top in the first round of the country's presidential election, partial results showed on Monday, but fell short of the overall majority needed to avoid what looks set to be a tight run-off vote on July 12.
Polish President and presidential candidate of the Law and Justice party Andrzej Duda gestures as he speaks after the announcement of the first exit poll results on the first round of presidential elections in Lowicz, Poland, June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
The re-election of government ally Duda is crucial if the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party is to further implement its socially conservative agenda, including vowing to protect the traditional family and ward off “LGBT ideology”, referring to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-sexual. “We have many common values with Krzysztof Bosak,” Duda told Polish public radio. “We want the family to be respected in Poland, we want traditional values to be a strong spine that Polish society will lean on.”
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