Official election result: Duda 51.55%, Komorowski 48.45%
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
25.05.2015 18:10
The PKW State Electoral Commission announced the official result of Sunday’s presidential election on Monday, informing that Law and Justice candidate Andrzej Duda won 51.55 percent.
Andrzej Duda (C) with daughter Kinga (L) and wife Agata (R) after the exit poll announcement on Sunday night. Photo: PAP/Jacek Turczyk
Andrzej Duda garnered a total of 8,630,627 votes, while incumbent Bronisław Komorowski won 8,112,311 votes.
Turnout amounted to 55.34 percent.
The result of the second round of voting on Sunday 24 May confirms the victory given to Duda in an exit poll on Sunday evening, although by a smaller margin than had previously been estimated.
Andrzej Duda becomes Poland’s sixth president starting in August. (jb)