Poland must decide on presidents in runoff – Diepresse.com
The Liberal Conservative Mayor of Warsaw is just ahead of the nationalist pis-candidate Nawrocki in the first round. The decision is made on June 1st.
In Poland, voters have to decide on a new president in a runoff election on June 1st. In the first round on Sunday, forecasts saw the liberal -conservative candidate Rafal Trzaskowski (53) from the government camp of Premier Donald Tusk in 30.8 percent of the votes, Karol Nawrocki (42) received 29.1 percent from the right -wing nationalist PIS. A victory of Trzaskowski would clear the way for the reforms of the government of Tusk.
Therefore, the urn gang is considered a choice of direction. Around 29 million people are entitled to vote in Poland. The incumbent head of state Andrzej Duda could not compete again after two terms. Twelve men and a woman applied for his successor. Already in the surveys, the Warsaw Mayor Trzaskowski leads to Nawrocki.
In Poland, the President serves five years. It not only represents the country to the outside world. The head of state also has an impact on foreign policy, appoints the head of government and the cabinet and is the high -commander of the Polish forces in the event of war. (APA/dpa/Reuters)
