The enthusiasm also boosted Polish companies, with the blue-chip WIG20 index reaching a new all-time high.

The enthusiasm also boosted Polish companies, with the blue-chip WIG20 index reaching a new all-time high.
“This is the final step towards emancipation from the post-Soviet sphere of dependence,” declared President Duda.
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It is “the end of an era”, says the German minority’s outgoing MP.
There remains uncertainty over whether the president will give the ruling party or opposition the first opportunity to form a government.
The ruling party “enjoyed a clear advantage through its undue influence over the use of state resources and the public media”.
Under electoral rules, the committee must remain at the polling station until the results are accepted
Law and Justice (PiS): 35.38%; Civic Coalition (KO): 30.70%; Third Way (Trzecia Droga): 14.40%; The Left (Lewica): 8.61%; Confederation (Konfederacja): 7.16%.
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Overseas voters said they were motived to change the government.
Poland’s stock market recorded its strongest post-election opening.
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“I rule out a coalition with PiS,” says the leader of the Polish People’s Party (PSL).
Only 40% voted in the referendum, according to the exit poll, below the 50% threshold for it to be valid.
PiS won 37% and has lost its majority, according to the exit poll.