Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sought to calm concerns, saying that “assuming the elections were rigged does not serve the Polish state”.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sought to calm concerns, saying that “assuming the elections were rigged does not serve the Polish state”.
Alicja Ptak
How did voters split by age, sex and education – and how did eliminated candidates’ supporters vote?
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“Several third parties…conducted campaigns incurring significant expenditures” in favour of Rafał Trzaskowski, the OSCE wrote in its report.
Karol Nawrocki took 50.89% of the vote against 49.11% for his centrist rival Rafał Trzaskowski.
In a dramatic turnaround, Nawrocki now leads Trzaskowski by 1.6 percentage points, according to pollsters.
Centrist Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki are virtually neck and neck.
Figures from Poland’s ruling coalition responded by pointing to Orbán’s warm relations with Putin.
Aleks Szczerbiak
The government’s ability to implement key policies and reforms will depend on who wins the run-off.
Polls suggest a very close race.
Karol Nawrocki has pledged to not sign any laws ratifying Ukraine’s entry to NATO or expanding the EU’s competences.
Trzaskowski is a fierce rival of Duda and is running to succeed him as president.
Mentzen said that his goal is to help his nearly three million voters make an informed decision ahead of the second round.
The OSCE concluded that the first round was “professional, well-organized and orderly” but criticised media bias and intolerant campaign rhetoric.
Alicja Ptak
Data on how Poles voted by age, sex and place of residence shows a fragmented political landscape.