Poles vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election that may shape the country's future relations with the European Union, which have been frayed by the bloc's concerns over the rule of law.
WARSAW - Poles vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election that may shape the country’s future relations with the European Union, which have been frayed by the bloc’s concerns over the rule of law.
Duda’s re-election is crucial if PiS is to deepen judicial reforms that the European Union says increase political control over the courts. The election is a run-off after a first round on June 28. Polling stations open at 0500 GMT and close at 1900 GMT, at which point the results of an exit poll will be announced.
However, while Duda vows to stand on the side of the weak, critics say his campaign has also drawn on homophobia and anti-Semitism. Trzaskowski became a target for religious conservatives for promoting gay rights after he took part in pride marches and pledged to introduce sex education classes in Warsaw schools.Trzaskowski says he seeks a more open, tolerant Poland and has criticised PiS’s rhetoric, while vowing to abolish state news channel TVP Info.
Mayor of Warsaw and the presidential candidate of the main Polish opposition party Civic Platform Rafal Trzaskowski attends an election campaign rally in Rybnik, Poland July 10, 2020. Grzegorz Celejewski/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
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