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Poland holds presidential election amid deep political division, coronavirus

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coronavirus pandemic and was taking place amid deep cultural and political divisions in the European Union nation.President Andrzej Duda, a 48-year-old conservative backed by the nationalist ruling Law and Justice party, was running against 10 other candidates as he sought a second 5-year term.

Whether Duda wins or not will determine whether the ruling party keeps its near-monopoly on political power in Poland.Turnout at noon was 24.08 per cent which the State Electoral Commission said was a “record” for that time in Poland’s 30 years of democracy.

It could have been helped by the fact that people were advised to vote early in the day and avoid last-moment lines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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