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Polish citizens will give their final say over the country's future president on 23 October (Photo: European Commission Audiovisual Library)

Polish presidential vote goes to second round

The first round of Polish presidential elections mirrored last month's parliamentary vote, with two right-leaning candidates winning by a large margin.

But the position of the winning parties has changed, with the relatively moderate Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform coming in first, followed by the more conservative Lech Kaczynski from the Law and Justice party.

Mr Tusk took 35.8 percent of Sunday's (9 October) vote according to early results, while Mr Kaczynski scooped 33.3 per...

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Polish citizens will give their final say over the country's future president on 23 October (Photo: European Commission Audiovisual Library)

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