Poland's Duda retains slim election business lead - exit poll
Poland's incumbent President Andrzej Duda holds a slim business lead after Sunday's presidential election, according to an exit poll.
The poll on Sunday showed Mr Duda, an ally of the conservative government, with 50.4% of the vote.
He was pitted against the socially liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.
The vote has been widely regarded as a challenge for the country's future together with its strained relations with europe.
Mr Trzaskowski received 49.6% of the vote, based on the exit poll, which pollster Ipsos stated had a margin of error of two percentage things.
Another poll - combining exit poll info with partial official results - said Mr Duda received 50.8% of the vote, the Reuters news agency reported. Official email address details are expected on Monday.
"I would like to thank everyone that voted for me personally," Mr Duda said soon after the exit poll was announced.
Mr Trzaskowski told his supporters: "The effect has probably under no circumstances been so close in Polish history, we've hardly ever felt the power in our vote so much."
Mr Duda said turnout was almost 70%, which, if confirmed by election officials, would be a record great for a good presidential election found in the country.
A get for Mr Duda is likely to herald controversial changes to the judiciary and continued opposition to abortion and gay privileges.
He came under fire through the election, including for a good speech where he said LGBT rights were a great "ideology" more destructive than communism.
Mr Trzaskowski, in the meantime, has backed a more progressive agenda and a dynamic role in europe. The liberal politician rose quickly in the polls after signing up for the race in-may. Previously an associate of Donald Tusk's liberal Civic Program government, he won the capital's competition for mayor in 2018 promising "Warsaw for All".
He said Polish voters could not have another opportunity to improve Poland's direction.
"All we are in need of is to count the votes. The night will be tense but I know that when the votes will be counted, we will win," Mr Trzaskowski advised supporters on Sunday.
President Duda offers widespread support found in rural areas and the east of the country, even while his rival is popular in larger cities and regions in the German border.
Mr Duda topped the earliest round of voting last month with a good convincing lead but fell short of the 50% had a need to win outright.
The election have been due to take place in-may, when Mr Duda was higher in the polls and stood a much better potential for winning in the first round.
Although the coronavirus pandemic hadn't yet peaked, the federal government was desperate for the May vote to just do it. It eventually backed straight down whenever a junior coalition partner joined the opposition in stating the governing nationalist Regulation and Justice (PiS) party were putting politics ahead of public health.
