Incumbent President Andrzej Duda faces a close battle with Warsaw Liberal Mayor Raphael Chaskowski
Elderly couple voting in Polish elections // Photo: Reuters
The citizens of Poland came out this morning (Sunday) to vote in the second round of the country's presidential elections, elections that may determine the political direction the country will take in the coming decade.
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In the election, incumbent President Andrzej Duda is contesting a close battle with Warsaw Liberal Mayor Rafael Chaskowski. Most pre-election polls have shown results that are within the standard deviation or have made a slight difference to one side or another.
The election is expected to dictate the fate of the regime change regime that Poland has undergone in recent years and the flagship project of the "law and justice party" that has ruled the country for nearly a decade. Auntie's election campaign included tough homophobic statements along with a clear call to fight "proud ideology" and its comparison to communism and Nazism.
On the other hand, Chaskowski stated that if elected, he would use the presidential veto to stifle the right-wing political reform and restore the country to the streaks of "European liberal democracy."
Poland took a second round in the presidential election after President Aunty, who won the largest number of votes, 43 percent of the electorate, failed to reach the 50% required to avoid a second round. Chaskowski won slightly more than 30 percent of the vote.
