The exit poll suggests it is too close to call a winner.
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President Duda announces support for opposition candidate Nawrocki as his successor
Duda had previously said that, as president, it would not be appropriate for him to support any candidate.
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Opposition presidential candidate rejects “staged” debate on Polish state TV
Poland may have no TV debate at all ahead of Sunday’s election
President’s staff condemn “German intervention” in Polish election over paedophile pardon story
A partly German-owned Polish newspaper published further details of a child sex offender pardoned by the president.
Opposition candidate calls for overseas voter registration to be extended after system crashes
Around half of overseas voters favoured Trzaskowski in the first round.
Incumbent president wins election first round in Poland but set for run-off
Poland looks to be heading for a second round on 12 July.
Poland’s Solidarity trade union endorses “worker-friendly president” Duda for reelection
The head of the union warns that the main opposition candidate is a “hardened liberal” who would roll back workers’ rights.
Poland’s anti-LGBT campaign explained: 10 questions and answers
Daniel Tilles
Why has this issue suddenly reappeared and how will it impact the election?
Nationalist candidate condemns government plan to increase foreign doctor numbers in Poland
Krzysztof Bosak says that a bill will worsen healthcare in Poland.
Can Poland’s opposition win the presidential election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Andrzej Duda remains the favourite, despite his new challenger’s energetic start.
70 million zloty bill for Poland’s abandoned presidential election
Invoices issued to the post office reveal the costs of preparations.
“Chaos that could have been avoided”: a legal analysis of Poland’s non-election
A professor of law unravels the chaos around Poland’s abandoned presidential election.
Polish elections “will not be fully free”, says head of electoral commission as poll shows majority want delay
The government’s data collection “flagrantly violated the law”, says a legal report.
Five questions about the implications of postponing Poland’s presidential elections
Piotr Trudnowski
Doing so would raise a number of difficult legal questions and have big political consequences.
