Presidential elections

President Duda to be sworn in for second term on Thursday

Łukasz Gągulski/PAP

On Thursday, August 6, Polish President Andrzej Duda will take the oath of office before the National Assembly and will start his second term. The head of state will deliver an address and will assume supervision over the armed forces.

Poland's Supreme Court says that presidential election is valid

The Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of Poland's Supreme Court on Monday announced that the presidential election held in July 2020 was valid.

Opposition seeks invalidation of presidential election

Poland's main opposition party, the Civic Platform (PO), whose candidate Rafal Trzaskowski lost to incumbent President Andrzej Duda by two percentage points in Sunday's presidential election, has filed for invalidation of the vote with the Supreme Court.

Independent candidate's movement files for registration

The supporters of Szymon Holownia, a Polish independent candidate who garnered nearly 14 percent of votes in the first round of the presidential elections, have filed for the registration of their movement under the name of "Poland 2050," Holownia's aide said.

President Duda to pay his first post-relection foreign visit to Rome

President Andrzej Duda will most likely pay his first foreign visit after his reelection, to Rome and the Vatican, presidential aide Krzysztof Szczerski said on Tuesday.

President Duda receives congratulations from Trump, Johnson

President Andrzej Duda, following his Sunday victory in the presidential election, has received scores of congratulatory messages from world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Poland's run-off vote well run, but public broadcaster biased - OSCE

The second round of the presidential elections in Poland was properly organised despite legal shortcomings, but it suffered due to the public media's hostility, its rhetoric of intolerance and its bias, the OSCE said on Monday.

Trzaskowski promises to continue political struggle

Although Rafal Trzaskowski lost the Sunday presidential election he has pledged to continue the opposition’s fight to retrieve the country from the hands of one party.

Duda wins 51.12 pct of votes - results from 99.98 pct of polling stations

Incumbent President Andrzej Duda received 51.12 percent of the votes in the presidential run-off election on Sunday, according to results from 99.98 percent of polling stations, the State Electoral Commission (PKW) said on its website on Monday afternoon.

Italian press about Polish presidential vote: a divided country

'A divided Poland' and 'a conflict of two souls, of one nation' are among the commentaries published on Monday by Italy's biggest newspapers in articles referring to President Andrzej Duda's win in Sunday's presidential runoff vote.

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