His opponent, a representative of the opposition “Civic coalition” Rafal Trzaskowski got 48,79% of the votes, has informed the Chairman of the GIC, Sylvester Marciniak after treatment of 99.97 percent of the ballots.
the Turnout was 68,12 percent.
According to press Secretary of the government of Poland Peter Muller, “the victory of President Andrzej Duda is, above all, a guarantee of constructive cooperation between the government and the President.” He also noted that Duda reelection means the continuation of the current foreign policy of Poland.
In the first round, held on 28 June, Duda scored 43.5% of the votes, Trzaskowski – 30.46 percent. After the second round the gap had narrowed, and this, according to experts, should force the authorities to compromise with the opposition.
it is Worth noting that the powers of the President in Poland is very limited. For example, he has the right to veto Parliament’s decisions, but its resistance can be by-passed, gaining a two-thirds majority. He appoints ambassadors to foreign countries, but they report to the government formed by the ruling party. In the case where the President comes from the party, its existence is almost invisible. He, as was the case with Andrzej Duda, nominated by the party “law and Justice” silently signed all the laws adopted by the Seimas, the majority of which in 2015 the same party. Another thing, if the President represents the opposition. Such was the situation when in 2007, parliamentary elections were won by the opposition Civic platform, and the President was the founder of the “Peace” Lech Kaczynski.
