The first round of the presidential election is behind us, with Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki advancing to the second round. According to the latest late poll results, after 90% of the votes were counted, Trzaskowski won 31.2% of the support and Nawrocki is right behind him with 29.7% of the support.
Third and fourth place went to far-right candidates Slawomir Mentzen and Grzegorz Braun, who won 14.5% and 6.3% of the vote respectively. According to experts, their electorate may decide the outcome of the second round.
According to exit polls, Rafal Trzaskowski won in 10 provinces and Nawrocki in six. As in the past, the electoral maps show a split between western Poland, which mostly voted for Trzaskowski, and the eastern part of the country, where Nawrocki won the bulk of the vote.
The two candidates will now move on to the second round, which will take place on 1 June. According to the latest Opinia24 poll published by TVN24, the race will be close, with little difference between the candidates.