Poland election heads for second circular - exit poll
Exit polls found in Poland's presidential election advise the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, has finished first but without enough votes to win outright.
If confirmed, Mr Duda, a conservative, will deal with the liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski, in the second round in several weeks' time.
The polls advise Mr Duda took slightly below 42% of the vote and Mr Trzaskowski only over 30%.
Turnout was high in spite of coronavirus and public distancing restrictions.
President Duda can be an ally of the governing nationalist Rules and Justice (PiS) party and if he loses, the opposition could push through major changes found in Polish politics.
The president gets the capacity to veto legislation, so Mr Duda's re-election would be of great benefit to PiS, which he used to be always a member.
Mr Trzaskowski, meanwhile, has pledged to heal rifts with europe. Mr Duda's allies possess usually clashed with the bloc over controversial reforms to the judiciary and mass media.
Mr Trzaskowski rose fast found in the polls after joining the competition in May. Previously an associate of Donald Tusk's Civic Platform government, he won the capital's competition for mayor in 2018 promising "Warsaw for All".
"This is a decisive period. A lot will really be based upon this decision," explained Poland's anti-communist hero Lech Walesa as he voted in the northern port of Gdansk.
Last week, Mr Duda travelled to Washington and received a ringing endorsement from President Donald Trump.
"He's doing a terrific task," explained President Trump, in that which was widely regarded as a domestic enhance for Mr Duda. "The persons of Poland believe the universe of him."
Poland's election have been due to take place in May, when Mr Duda was larger in the polls and stood a much better potential for winning in the first circular.
Although the epidemic had not yet peaked, the government was desperate for the May vote to go ahead. It eventually backed straight down whenever a junior coalition partner became a member of the opposition in stating PiS were placing politics ahead of public health.
