Poles vote as PiS hopes to win third term and fend off Tusk-led opposition

Ability of populists or Civic Coalition to form a government is likely to depend on other, smaller parties

Poles are voting in the country's parliamentary election, with the populist Law and Justice (PiS) government trying to win a third term in office and see off a challenge from an opposition led by the former prime minister and European Council president Donald Tusk.

Polling in the run-up to the vote suggested the race was too close to call, and the ability for either PiS or Tusk's Civic Coalition to form a government is likely to come down to the results of other, smaller parties.