Poland begins voting in election delayed by virus

Incumbent Andrzej Duda is campaigning for reelection in a vote that could determine the future of the right-wing government that supports him.

While official figures show over 33,000 confirmed cases and more than 1,400 deaths, the health minister has admitted that there are likely up to 1.6 million undetected cases in Poland, an EU country of 38 million people.Duda has promised to defend the governing party's raft of popular social benefits, including a child allowance and extra pension payments – a key factor behind the populists winning a second term in October's parliamentary election.

"I'm happy. I can't complain; I get an extra pension payment and children are getting 500 zloty," Irena, a 63-year-old pensioner, told Agence France-Presse in the central Polish town of Minsk Mazowiecki.Duda has also echoed PiS attacks on LGBT+ rights and Western values, something analysts see as a bid to attract voters backing a far-right candidate.

"I'm a lawyer and this affect me directly," Marek, 60, told AFP in Minsk Mazowiecki, also declining to provide his surname. Some analysts view the election as a crucial juncture: a second 5-year term for Duda would allow the PiS to make even more controversial changes while defeat could unravel the party's power.

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