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TexasTowelie

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Sun May 10, 2015, 05:06 PM May 2015

Poll: Poland's 1st round presidential vote won by opposition

Source: AP

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An exit poll predicted Sunday that nationalist opposition candidate Andrzej Duda will win the most votes in the first round of Poland's presidential election and will face incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski in a May 24 runoff.

In a surprise prediction for the vote that took place Sunday, Duda, who is no fan of the European Union, is expected to capture 34.8 percent of the vote to Komorowski's 32.2 percent, according to the IPSOS poll published by the private TVN24 and the state-run PAP news agency.

The prediction also suggested a rising dissatisfaction with the ruling pro-EU establishment led by the center-right and pro-business Civic Platform party, which has been in power since 2007. That dissatisfaction was also seen in the unexpectedly high support — 20.3 percent of the vote — predicted for punk rock star Pawel Kukiz, a candidate who is critical of the government.

The vote was a test for Poland's two major political forces, represented by Komorowski and Duda, ahead of the country's parliamentary election in the fall. Duda's Law and Justice party backs a mix of national pride, Catholic values and socialist welfare promises and is more conservative than the current government.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/poles-vote-president-incumbent-expected-win-2nd-term-053506805.html

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Poll: Poland's 1st round presidential vote won by opposition (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2015 OP
As the Euro sinks slowly in the West Demeter May 2015 #1
His selection of Camptown Races as a campaign song is considered a master stroke n/t Bossy Monkey May 2015 #2
Damn,....I had the same thought. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #3
I've had this problem with Mets 1st baseman Lucas Duda for some time n/t Bossy Monkey May 2015 #4
Okay, since you've the earworm longer. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #5
Groan Demeter May 2015 #6
I see what you did there iandhr May 2015 #7
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