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Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski appeared set to narrowly win Poland's presidential election on Sunday, according to an exit poll, in a vote seen as a test of the nation's support for a pro-European course versus Donald Trump-style nationalism.

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Poles began casting their ballots on Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.

Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, with a margin of error that leaves the outcome wide open. RFI spoke to veteran political observer Marcin Swiecicki,…

Win for populist-right candidate Nawrocki will further political deadlock that has hampered Tusk’s government

National tensions over future of Poland play out in Siekierczyn, where a single vote determined the first round

Polls will open on Sunday in a presidential election that will have major consequences for the future of the Polish government. Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and national conservative historian Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck, according to opinion polls.

Warsaw's pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian held their last day of campaigning on Friday for Poland's presidency, with opinion polls predicting a close race in Sunday's vote, which will determine the direction of the key central European EU and NATO member.

Both of the candidates in Sunday's runoff have said they will seek the best possible relationship with the Trump administration while in office, particularly in the face of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Polls show difference between pro-European Rafał Trzaskowski and nationalist Karol Nawrocki within the margin of error

The country’s choice of its next president will likely determine whether government can get vital reforms through.