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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Civic Platform Could Win Polish Presidency


Either of the two probable contenders from Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) party would defeat incumbent Lech Kaczynski of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in this year’s presidential election, according to a poll by GfK Polonia. 52 per cent of respondents would vote for former defence minister Bronislaw Komorowski in a run-off, while 28 per cent would back Kaczynski.

In a separate scenario, current foreign affairs minister Radek Sikorski holds an 18-point lead over Kaczynski in a second round contest.

Read more:http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/35275/civic_platform_could_win_polish_presidency