Confrontation in Poland: Analysis of the Polish Presidential Election / On July 12, Poland held its second round of the presidential elections. This year’s campaign proved one of the most controversial ones since the country's independence. National exit polls showed the incumbent president of the country, Andrzej Duda, winning 51% of the vote, while the opposition candidate Rafal Trzaskowski received 49%. The National Electoral Commission said Mr. Duda had won 51.2% of the votes. Apostrophe analyzed the specifics of the Polish election, as well as its effect on Warsaw's relations with Moscow, the Western world, and Ukraine.
