Presidential election: turnout up since first round
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
24.05.2015 14:30
Poland's National Electoral Commission (PKW) has announced that voter turnout by midday in Sunday's presidential election is up almost three percent on the first round of 10 May.
A highlander in her Sunday best votes in the second round of Poland's 2015 presidential election. Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot
According to the PKW, 17.4 percent of the electorate had cast their votes by midday, compared with 14.61 by noon on 10 May.
As many as 30.5 million Poles are entitled to vote in the election between President Bronisław Komorowski and conservative opposition candidate Andrzej Duda.
The highest turnout thus far has been in Krynica Morska, northern Poland, where 37.34 percent of the electorate had voted by noon.
Polling stations will remain open to voters until 9pm, promptly after which an exit poll will indicate which way the political wind has blown.
The final turnout in the 10 May first round was 48.96. (nh)
Source: PAP