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| Poland election: Komorowski and Duda in run-off vote | Poland election: Komorowski and Duda in run-off vote |
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| Poland will go to the polls on Sunday to choose its new president in a run-off vote. | Poland will go to the polls on Sunday to choose its new president in a run-off vote. |
| In the first round on 10 May, neither Conservative challenger Andrzej Duda nor incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski gained the 50% needed to win outright. | In the first round on 10 May, neither Conservative challenger Andrzej Duda nor incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski gained the 50% needed to win outright. |
| Mr Duda edged Mr Komorowski, who had been the favourite and is looking for a second term, by 34.7% to 33.7%. | Mr Duda edged Mr Komorowski, who had been the favourite and is looking for a second term, by 34.7% to 33.7%. |
| The president has limited powers, but is head of the armed forces and can veto new laws. | The president has limited powers, but is head of the armed forces and can veto new laws. |
| 'Serious warning' | 'Serious warning' |
| Mr Komorowski, 62, took office five years ago after his predecessor, Lech Kaczynski, died in a plane crash. | Mr Komorowski, 62, took office five years ago after his predecessor, Lech Kaczynski, died in a plane crash. |
| Analysis: BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw | Analysis: BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw |
| The choice is between two conservatives albeit with some differences. | The choice is between two conservatives albeit with some differences. |
| President Komorowski says he is the stable candidate who can steer Poland safely through troubled times caused by the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine. A firm supporter of the EU he is also somewhat more progressive on social issues than his younger challenger, Andrzej Duda, who opposes abortion, IVF treatment and same-sex marriage. | President Komorowski says he is the stable candidate who can steer Poland safely through troubled times caused by the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine. A firm supporter of the EU he is also somewhat more progressive on social issues than his younger challenger, Andrzej Duda, who opposes abortion, IVF treatment and same-sex marriage. |
| Mr Duda is a moderate eurosceptic who favours state support for those less well off. He appeals to the millions of Poles who say they do not feel the benefits of the country's 25 years of almost uninterrupted economic growth. | |
| He is an independent allied with the centre-right Civic Platform, which has been in government since 2007. | He is an independent allied with the centre-right Civic Platform, which has been in government since 2007. |
| Opinion polls before the first round had put him comfortably in the lead and Mr Komorowski said the result was "a serious warning for the entire team in power". | Opinion polls before the first round had put him comfortably in the lead and Mr Komorowski said the result was "a serious warning for the entire team in power". |
| Mr Duda, 43, is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party, which is led by former President Kaczynski's twin brother, Jaroslaw. | Mr Duda, 43, is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party, which is led by former President Kaczynski's twin brother, Jaroslaw. |
| Mr Duda attracted most support in the more conservative eastern regions of the country, near the border with Ukraine and Belarus. | Mr Duda attracted most support in the more conservative eastern regions of the country, near the border with Ukraine and Belarus. |
| The presidential vote comes ahead of parliamentary elections this autumn. | The presidential vote comes ahead of parliamentary elections this autumn. |