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| Komorowski wins Polands election | ||
| 2010-07-05 | ||
[Iran Press TV Latest] Exit polls in Poland's presidential run-off show liberal Bronislaw Komorowski has defeated the late president's identical twin Jaroslaw Kaczynski by a narrow margin.
The run-off came after both main rivals -- Komorowski and Kaczynski -- failed to secure an overwhelming majority of ballots needed in the first round of the vote, which was forced by the death of former President Lech Kaczynski in an air tragedy on April 10. Buoyed up following the release of the exit polls, Komorowski addressed his supporters at his campaign headquarters, saying "This is a victory for Polish democracy". On the other side of the campaign, Jaroslaw Kaczynski conceded defeat in Poland after exit polls suggested he had lost, BBC reported. Both candidates are former anti-communist activists with conservative Roman Catholic background, but they have portrayed contrasting visions for the future of the country with population of 38 million. Komorowski campaigned on the platform of privatization particularly directed at state-run companies and slicing the welfare benefits, while Kaczynski has vowed to block the drive. Exit polls also indicate that the turnout was around 56.2 percent, 2 points higher than in the first round. Official results are expected on Monday.
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| Posted by:Fred |