Civic Coalition expected to have got fewer votes than ruling Law and Justice party but is likely to ally with other parties
Donald Tusk, the former Polish prime minister and European Council president, claimed victory in Poland’son Sunday, making the announcement just minutes after the polls closed, based on the results of an exit poll.
“It’s the end of the evil times, it’s the end of the PiS rule, we made it,” said Tusk, to cheers from assembled supporters.… this day will be remembered in history as a bright day, the rebirth of Poland,” he said. “ president can give PiS first chance to form government, delaying opposition,” said Stanley Bill, professor of Polish studies at Cambridge University,, formerly Twitter. “Crucial to wait for official results - small differences could somewhat alter the picture.”
“Young women won’t be afraid to get pregnant, young women won’t be afraid to go to the doctor,” she said. In a bitterly divisive campaign over recent months, both sides have painted the vote as being of decisive importance for the future of Poland. Tusk had described the election as “the last chance” to stop PiS from doing irreparable damage to Polish democracy.
Some of those in line said they waited for six hours. The polling station closed just before 3am , some six hours after the voting stations were set to officially to close.
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