Centrist Warsaw mayor narrowly ahead in first round of Polish presidential race
by Jakub Krupa in Warsaw and Ashifa Kassam from World news | The Guardian on (#6XC88)
Rafa Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by populist right, both claim about 30% of vote as runoff looms
The pro-European centrist Rafa Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist right, have each secured about 30% of the vote in a nail-bitingly close first round of Poland's presidential election.
The vote sets the stage for a runoff round in two weeks that will force voters to choose between starkly different visions of the country's future.
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