Incumbent ahead in presidential poll
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
03.08.2017 14:05
Incumbent Andrzej Duda would win the first round of a presidential election if a vote was held today, according to a survey for Poland’s Rzeczpospolita daily.
Andrzej Duda (left). Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
The study by pollster IBRiS found that Duda would gain the support of 36.2 percent of voters.
European Council President Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, would gain 20.5 percent support.
Robert Biedroń, the high-profile mayor of Słupsk in northern Poland, is in third place, backed by 16.3 percent, the survey found.
The poll of 1,100 voters was conducted on 26 and 27 July.
Duda was elected president in May 2015 for a five-year term.
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Source: Rzeczpospolita