In Poland today, June 1, there is a second round of the presidential election. Citizens elect a new head of state from among two candidates-the mayor of Warsaw Rafala Taskovsky and the chairman of the Institute of National Memory, a representative of the Conservative Party "Law and Justice" by Karol Navrotsky.
The polling stations opened at 7:00 am and will work until 21:00. In the first round, which took place on May 18, none of the candidates overcame a barrier of 50% of the vote. Taszkovsky received the greatest support at the time - just over 30%, while Navrotsky scored about 29%. According to sociological surveys, in particular the study of Ibris, ordered by Polish radio, Taszkovsky's favorite is the favorite of the second round. The level of voter participation in the first round was 67.31%, which indicates the high interest of the public in the presidential campaign. The second round campaign was accompanied by a number of loud statements. In particular, Navrotsky's words that Poland would never support Ukraine's accession to NATO, caused a sharp reaction of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who called it a "state betrayal." In the foreign policy context, Taszkovsky advocates closer integration with the European Union, while Navrotsky demonstrates a more skeptical attitude to Brussels initiatives. In domestic policy, both candidates focused on urgent problems - increasing electricity prices and migration.
These elections will be a transitional moment for Poland: the incumbent President Andrzej Duda, who represents the same party as Navrotsky, has no right to run for the third time under the Constitution.
