The Polish presidential election highlights increasing disenchantment with the country’s political establishment

Poland will hold the second round of its presidential election on 24 May 2015. Bartek Pytlas assesses the state of play after the first round of voting, where the incumbent President, Bronisław Komorowski, and Andrzej Duda from the opposition Law and Justice party secured enough support to progress to the next round. He notes that regardless of which candidate ultimately wins the presidency, the lasting story of the election is likely to be the success of independent ‘anti-system’ candidate Paweł Kukiz.

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ESO: Background information: Polish presidential election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/polish-presidential-election-2015/

ESO: Background information: Exit poll: Duda wins first round with 34.8%, Komorowski with 32.2% http://www.europeansources.info/record/exit-poll-duda-wins-first-round-with-34-8-komorowski-with-32-2/

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 16.05.15: Polish presidential election: the Left decides which Right wins. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/slawomir-sierakowski/polish-presidential-election-left-decides-which-right-wins

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