Rafal Trzaskowski from the governing, centrist party Civic Coalition (KO) has won the first round of Poland’s presidential election, but a slim lead suggests next month’s run-off against his nationalist rival will be tight.
Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of the capital, Warsaw, took 31.36 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday, with all ballots counted. Karol Nawrocki, the candidate backed by the conservative, populist Law and Justice (PiS) party, finished the race on 29.54 percent.
