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Poland’s highly-charged presidential election is too close to call and a bitter battle that pitted a conservative incumbent against a pro-European alternative is bound to get more complicated.
An exit poll showed President Andrzej Duda with a thin margin over his rival, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. Both men declared victory and the challenger’s campaign is talking of “irregularities” in voting and planning protests. The highest turnout since the fall of communism shows that Poles are hugely invested in the vote.
Duda’s exit-poll lead -- 51% to 49% -- doesn’t take into account nearly half a million votes by Poles living abroad that may favor the challenger. Official results may be published on Monday.
An exit poll showed President Andrzej Duda with a thin margin over his rival, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. Both men declared victory and the challenger’s campaign is talking of “irregularities” in voting and planning protests. The highest turnout since the fall of communism shows that Poles are hugely invested in the vote.
Duda’s exit-poll lead -- 51% to 49% -- doesn’t take into account nearly half a million votes by Poles living abroad that may favor the challenger. Official results may be published on Monday.