Poles cast ballots in a presidential election that could shape the country's relationship with the European Union
WARSAW - Turnout was high for Poland’s knife-edge presidential election on Sunday, likely reflecting strong feelings on both sides of a deep political divide in a vote that could have major consequences for relations with the European Union.
Given that Poland’s president holds few executive powers, it is unlikely Trzaskowski could bring about significant change if he won. But with the presidency as well as the upper house of parliament in opposition hands, PiS’s ability to implement its agenda would be hampered. Voters wearing face masks cast their ballots during the second round of presidential election at a polling station in Warsaw, Poland, July 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
But while Duda vows to stand with the weak, critics say his campaign has also drawn on homophobia and anti-Semitism. Trzaskowski says he seeks a more tolerant Poland and has criticised PiS’s rhetoric, vowing to abolish state news channel TVP Info.“Have you ever heard such homophobia, such anti-Semitism, such attacks on everybody who is brave enough to say ‘we have had enough’,” he asked supporters on Friday, contrasting PiS’s use of language with that of opposition politicians.
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