Near Final Results Show Poland’s Conservative President Duda Wins 2nd Term

Near Final Results Show Poland’s Conservative President Duda Wins 2nd Term
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda flashes a victory sign in Pultusk, Poland, on July 12, 2020.AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski
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WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s conservative President Andrzej Duda won a narrow majority in a bitterly fought weekend election, defeating the liberal Warsaw mayor, according to a near complete count of votes.

The state electoral commission said that Duda had 51.21 percent of the vote based on a count of votes from 99.97 percent districts. His opponent, Rafal Trzaskowski, trailed with 48.79 percent of the vote.