Poland's Duda slightly ahead in presidential vote -exit poll

President Andrzej Duda was marginally ahead in Poland's presidential election, an exit poll showed on Sunday, in a result with profound implications for relations with the rest of the European Union. The exit poll by Ipsos has a margin of error of two percentage points for each candidate.

Poland's Duda slightly ahead in presidential vote -exit poll
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President Andrzej Duda was marginally ahead in Poland's presidential election, an exit poll showed on Sunday, in a result with profound implications for relations with the rest of the European Union. Duda, an ally of the ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS), got 50.4% of the vote, according to the exit poll.

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, the favored candidate of the main opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), got 49.6%. The exit poll by Ipsos has a margin of error of two percentage points for each candidate. Preliminary results are expected on Monday.

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