President Andrzej Duda is expected to fall short of the 50% majority required to win outright FMTNews US EU
Duda speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington on June 24.
Trump sees Duda, backed by the governing Law and Justice party, as an important European ally and Duda’s visit to the White House was the first by a foreign leader since the pandemic began. He would then face a run-off in the second round on July 12 against liberal rival Rafal Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, that is too close to call.Duda has promised to defend the governing party’s raft of popular social benefits, including a child allowance and extra pension payments – a key factor behind the populists winning a second term in October’s parliamentary election.
Some analysts view the election as a crucial juncture: a second five-year term for Duda would allow the PiS to make even more controversial changes while defeat could unravel the party’s power. “As a conservative, it’s also important to me that President Duda is a proud Catholic – he’s folksy, one of us,” said Ciupak, who also runs a farm with her husband.Anna Konieczna, a small business owner in the wealthy western Polish city of Poznan, will choose differently.
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