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Governing party to introduce changes to vote-counting process

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Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party plans to change the way votes are counted in elections, a senior party official has said.

PM calls for parliamentary unity over EU vote

Poland's prime minister called on MPs on Tuesday to set aside political divisions ahead of a vital vote on funding for the EU recovery fund.

Czech, Polish PMs call for repeat presidential vote in Belarus

Czech PM Andrej Babis on Twitter on Friday morning said that he had held a conversation with Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki. The two politicians appealed for a repeat presidential vote in Belarus and an urgent videoconference of the European Council.

Should it stay or should it go? Łódź Unicorn gets ‘permanent residency’ as locals vote on final location

The location of the metal Unicorn statue by Japanese sculptor Tomohiro Inaba was originally planned to be temporary, but after becoming a major hit with tourists and photographers city officials have now decided to let residents decide on where it should be installed permanently.

Presidential election result a sign of deep divisions in Polish nation

EUobserver wrote in a commentary on Monday that the result of the presidential runoff election in Poland was a sign of deep divisions among the Polish people.

Ukrainian president congratulates Polish counterpart on election victory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Twitter on Monday congratulated his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on his victory in the Sunday presidential runoff vote.

Presidential challenger believes in victory despite exit poll results

Polish presidential challenger Rafal Trzaskowski, who according to an Ipsos exit poll got 49.6 percent of votes in the run-off elections on Sunday, said he believes in victory as he expects the counting of all votes to reverse the initial result.

Turnout in Poland's presidential election at 52.1 pct by 5 pm

Voter turnout in the second round of Poland's presidential election amounted to 52.1 percent by 5 pm on Sunday, the State Electoral Commission (PKW) said during a press conference at 6:30 pm. Voting began at 7:00 am and is slated to run to 9:00 pm.

Turnout in Poland's presidential election at 24.73 pct by noon

Voter turnout in the second round of Poland's presidential election amounted to 24.73 percent by noon on Sunday, the State Electoral Commission (PKW) said during a press conference at 1:30 pm. Voting began at 7:00 am and is slated to run to 9:00 pm.

Poland to choose president in run-off vote on Sunday

Poles are voting on Sunday to elect their president for a five-year term. The first round on June 28 eliminated nine other candidates, leaving conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda to face centrist challenger Rafal Trzaskowski in a tight presidential run-off.

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