2020 Polish presidential election

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2020 Polish presidential election
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Turnout64.51% (first round) Increase15.55pp
68.18% (second round) Increase12.84pp
 
President_of_Poland_Andrzej_Duda_Full_Resolution_(cropped).jpg
Rafał Trzaskowski 22 May 2020.jpg
Nominee Andrzej Duda Rafał Trzaskowski
Party Independent[a] KO
Popular vote 10,440,648 10,018,263
Percentage 51.03% 48.97%
President before election

Andrzej Duda
Independent

Elected President

Andrzej Duda
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Poland on 28 June 2020. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 12 July, in which incumbent president Andrzej Duda, running with the support of Law and Justice,[1] faced off against Civic Platform vice-chairman and Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski. In the second round Duda was re-elected for a second term with 51% of the vote, becoming the first incumbent to win re-election since Aleksander Kwaśniewski in 2000.

The first round of voting was due to be held on 10 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. On 6 May 2020 the Agreement party, which was in a governing alliance with the leading Law and Justice (PiS) party and was opposed to pursuing the original election date, reached an arrangement to set new dates for the election. The following day, the PKW declared that the election would not be able to take place on 10 May 2020. On 3 June 2020, the Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, ordered the first round of the election to be held on 28 June 2020 and scheduled the second round on 12 July 2020.[2][3]

According to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the public broadcaster TVP "failed in its legal duty to provide balanced and impartial coverage" and "acted as a campaign vehicle for the incumbent".[4]

Duda's victory marked the sixth national election in a row where the right-wing PiS party defeated the opposition centrist and center-left forces.[5]

Electoral system

The President of Poland is directly elected using a two-round system for a five-year term, with a two-term limit. Andrzej Duda's first term expired on 6 August 2020 when he reaffirmed his oath of office before the National Assembly, a joint session of the Sejm and Senate and began his second term.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, the president must be elected by an absolute majority of valid votes. If no candidate succeeds in passing this threshold in the first round, a second round of voting is held with the two candidates who received the largest shares of the vote.

In order to be registered to contest the election, a candidate must be a Polish citizen, be at least 35 years old on the day of the first round of the election, and have collected at least 100,000 voters' signatures by 10 June 2020 at midnight.[6]

Polls opened on election day at 07:00 CEST and closed at 21:00 CEST (UTC+2).[7]

COVID-19, election timing and controversy

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Poland and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics

The election was originally scheduled for 10 May 2020, which caused extreme political controversy related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many candidates,[8] constitutionalists[9] and even politicians from the ruling coalition[10] criticized the government's plan of holding the election as originally scheduled during the pandemic. As a compromise, the Agreement political party proposed lengthening the president's term by two years, which was supported by the Minister of Health, Łukasz Szumowski.[11] This was rejected by the opposition. The main opposition party, Civic Platform, wanted the election to be held in May 2021.[12] The ruling conservative party Law and Justice also wished to change the electoral rules[13] and to organize the election by postal voting only. Changing election rules less than six months prior to voting was ruled to be unconstitutional by the Constitutional Tribunal in 2011.[14] Voting only by post is considered unconstitutional by some including Polish Supreme Court in a non-binding opinion.[15][16][17]

Email requests by Poczta Polska for private data

At 02:26 early in the morning[18][19] on 23 April, every Polish mayor and city council president[20][21] received an anonymous, unsigned[22] e-mail from Poczta Polska (Polish Post) saying that they were required to deliver the private data of 30 million Polish citizens including their PESEL (national identification number), date of birth, address, and other private data in a .txt file format lacking any passwords or security.[23] Many Polish mayors and city council presidents,[24] lawyers, and other citizens[25] criticized the order to provide such private data, stating that the order violated the GDPR and Polish Law, since the legal act referred to in the email had no legal validity; it concerned a bill that was still undergoing legislative procedures. Citizens and other officials stated their intention to file a lawsuit[18][19][20] to the prosecutor's office about the possibility of crimes being committed by the government-run Poczta Polska and by the politicians responsible for the regulation.[20]

Electoral cards leakage

On 29 April 2020, 11 days before the planned election date, election candidate Stanisław Żółtek presented a copy of an electoral ballot at a press conference.[26][27] The copies contained the names of all the candidates and other forms to be filled by voters. Żółtek said that he received the ballots from workers of one of the companies that was printing and preparing electoral documents. Poczta Polska notified the Internal Security Agency about the leak. As of 2 May 2020, Polish law did not authorise Poczta Polska to organise postal voting except in a small number of special cases.[26]

Presidential election boycott

On 30 April 2020, three former Polish presidents and six prime ministers called for a boycott of 2020 presidential election, on the grounds that the election would be unconstitutional and could not guarantee the confidentiality of voters.[28][29]

Election day change

On 6 May, Jarosław Gowin, the leader of Agreement, and Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Law and Justice struck an agreement to move the election.[30] The two parties had earlier been engaged in a political struggle over whether the election should proceed in May.[31]

On 7 May, the Sejm approved legislation for the election to be held via postal ballot.[32] The same day, PKW announced that "The current legal regulation deprived the National Electoral Commission of the instruments necessary to perform its duties. In connection with the above, the National Electoral Commission informs voters, election committees, candidates, election administration and local government units that voting on 10 May 2020 cannot take place."[citation needed]

The movement of the election day was met with support[33][34] and opposition[35][36] from both the "anti" and "pro" Law and Justice spheres of Polish politics. An opinion poll for Rzeczpospolita gauged public support for the Gowin-Kaczyński agreement at 43.5%, with 36.3% being against, and the rest undecided.[37]

Judgment of WSA court

On 15 September 2020, the Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw judged that the decision of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to hold the May elections exclusively through mail-in voting was "[a] gross violation of the law and was issued without [legal] grounds" and violated article 7 of the Polish Constitution, article 157, paragraph 1 and article 187, paragraph 1 and 2 of the Electoral Code.[38] The opposition demanded Morawiecki's resignation.[39]

Candidate selection

Ballot paper (first round)
Ballot paper (second round)

Law and Justice / United Right

Incumbent President Andrzej Duda was eligible to run for a second term. On 24 October 2019, in an open letter to the elected members of the Sejm and Senate, PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński announced that the party will strongly support Andrzej Duda in next year's presidential election.[40]

Civic Platform / Civic Coalition

Main article: 2019 Civic Platform presidential primary

Donald Tusk was widely expected to make a comeback in Polish politics and to run for President, all the more so given that his European office expired at the end of 2019.[41][42] However, in November 2019, he announced he would not run for the Polish presidency, citing that he has "a bag of difficult, unpopular decisions since prime minister" that would burden his candidacy. He is said to have been advised against a run by private opinion polls. He decided to run instead for the leadership of the European People's Party.[43] As a result, party leader Grzegorz Schetyna decided to hold a convention in order to nominate a candidate for president. The primary was won by Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska.[44][45]

Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska resigned her candidacy on 15 May 2020 under pressure of falling poll numbers and her own party.[46][47] After this, Rafał Trzaskowski became the new candidate of the Civic Coalition.[48] He managed to receive over 1.6 million signatures, securing his eligibility to run in the election.[49] After receiving 30.46% of the vote in the first round he was defeated by the incumbent Andrzej Duda in the second round, winning 48.97% of the vote.

Ran, but withdrew before the election

Declared, but lost at the primary convention:

Declined:

Polish Coalition

In December 2019, PSL chairman Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that he would be launching a campaign for president.[53]

Declined

The Left

At the beginning of January 2020, Włodzimierz Czarzasty said that The Left would nominate Robert Biedroń.[55]

Declined

Confederation Liberty and Independence

Main article: 2019–20 Confederation presidential primary

The party held an open primary, a first in Polish politics. The 2019–20 Confederation presidential primary was modeled after the primary voting model common in the United States. Krzysztof Bosak was nominated during the final round of voting held at the convention in Warsaw on 18 January.

Declared, but lost in the primary election: [57]

Rejected candidates

These following candidates made electoral comitties but failed to submit 100,000 signatures supporting their run by the 26 March deadline:[58]

  • Piotr Bakun – Economist
  • Marcin Bugajski – Political scientist
  • Roland Dubowski – President of the Association of Heirs of Polish War Veterans of the Second World War
  • Artur Głowacki – Businessman
  • Sławomir Grzywa – Leader of "Sami Swoi" ("All Good Friends")
  • Wiesław Lewicki – Chairman of Normal Country
  • Andrzej Dariusz Placzyński – Businessman
  • Leszek Samborski – Former Member of the Sejm
  • Grzegorz Sowa – Businessman associated with 1Polska.pl
  • Romuald Starosielec – Journalist supported by "Unity of the Nation"
  • Paweł Świtoń – Businessman
  • Krzysztof Urbanowicz – Political activist
  • Andrzej Voigt – Businessman
  • Jerzy Walkowiak – Political activist

Candidates

Name Born Campaign Last position/job Party

Robert Biedroń 		13 April 1976 (44)
Rymanów, Subcarpathia 		Leader of Spring (2019-2021)
Member of the European Parliament (2019–present) 		Spring

Krzysztof Bosak 		13 June 1982 (38)
Zielona Góra, Lubusz 		Member of the Sejm (2005–2007, 2019–) National Movement

Andrzej Duda 		24 May 1972 (48)
Kraków, Lesser Poland 		President of Poland (2015–present) Independent[a]

Szymon Hołownia 		3 September 1976 (43)
Białystok, Podlaskie 		Television personality Independent

Marek Jakubiak 		30 April 1959 (61)
Warsaw, Masovian 		Leader of Federation for the Republic (2018-present)
Member of the Sejm (2015–2019) 		Federation for the Republic

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz 		10 August 1981 (38)
Kraków, Lesser Poland 		Leader of Polish People's Party (2015-present)
Parliamentary Leader of Polish Coalition (2018-present)
Member of the Sejm (2015–present) 		Polish People's Party

Mirosław Piotrowski 		9 January 1966 (54)
Zielona Góra, Lubusz 		Leader of Real Europe Movement (2018-present)
Member of the European Parliament (2004–2019) 		Real Europe Movement

Paweł Tanajno 		19 December 1975 (44)
Warsaw, Masovian 		Entrepreneur Independent

Rafał Trzaskowski 		17 January 1972 (48)
Warsaw, Masovian 		Mayor of Warsaw (2018–present) Civic Platform

Waldemar Witkowski 		29 October 1953 (66)
Poznań, Greater Poland 		Leader of Labour Union (2006-present)
Member of the Greater Poland Sejmik (2006-2023) 		Labour Union

Stanisław Żółtek 		7 May 1956 (64)
Kraków, Lesser Poland 		Leader of Congress of the New Right (2017-present)
Leader of PolExit (2019-present)
Member of the European Parliament (2014–2019) 		Congress of the New Right
PolExit

Campaign

Debates

First round political debates

  • Newsweek – 15 June 2020 (cancelled)
  • TVP Info – 17 June 2020, 21:00; moderated by Michał Adamczyk.[59]
  • TVN24 – 19 June 2020 (cancelled)
  • Polsat News – 22 June 2020 (cancelled)
  • Onet – 24 June 2020 (cancelled)

Second round political debates

Duda and Trzaskowski both refused to take part in debates at each other's preferred media outlet and a proposal from Duda[60] and supported by Trzaskowski[61] to hold a joint debate hosted by TVP, Polsat and TVN was rejected by TVP Director Jacek Kurski.[62]

  • TVN, TVN24, Onet and WP joint debate – 19:25 (UTC+2), 2 July 2020 (cancelled by Duda's withdrawal)[63]
  • TVP Townhall debate - 21:00 (UTC+2), 6 July 2020 (only Duda appeared)[64]
  • Joint debate with more than 15 newsrooms, organized by Trzaskowski staff, announced the day before[65] – 20:30 (UTC+2), 6 July 2020 (only Trzaskowski appeared)[64][66]

Second round candidate endorsements

Candidate First round Endorsement
Szymon Hołownia 13.87% Rafał Trzaskowski[67]
Krzysztof Bosak 6.78% No endorsement[68]
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz 2.36% Rafał Trzaskowski[69]
Robert Biedroń 2.22% Rafał Trzaskowski[70]
Stanisław Żółtek 0.23% Against Duda[71]
Marek Jakubiak 0.17% Andrzej Duda[72]
Waldemar Witkowski 0.14% No endorsement[73]

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2020 Polish presidential election

First round

2020 Polish presidential election polls for the first round.

Second round

2020 Polish presidential election polls for the second round.

Results

Results of the first round.
Queue to vote just after the opening of the premises
Ballot box
First place candidate of the first round, by Voivodeship.
First place candidate of the second round, by Voivodeship.

As there was no outright winner in the first round, the top two candidates - Andrzej Duda and Rafał Trzaskowski - advanced to the second round. Szymon Hołownia and Krzysztof Bosak placed third and fourth respectively. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Robert Biedroń both underperformed expectations taking the fifth and sixth place.[74][75]

In the second round, there was a close race between Duda and Trzaskowski. Duda had a slight lead in 9:00 pm exit polls which gave him 50.4% of the vote to Trzaskowski's 49.6%. This was within the 2% margin of error leading to the pollster Ipsos announcing the race to be too close to call.[76] Duda's vote share eventually amounted to 51.03%, securing his reelection.

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Andrzej DudaIndependent (PiS)8,450,51343.5010,440,64851.03
Rafał TrzaskowskiCivic Coalition (PO)5,917,34030.4610,018,26348.97
Szymon HołowniaIndependent2,693,39713.87
Krzysztof BosakConfederation (RN)1,317,3806.78
Władysław Kosiniak-KamyszPolish People's Party459,3652.36
Robert BiedrońThe Left (W)432,1292.22
Stanisław ŻółtekCongress of the New Right45,4190.23
Marek JakubiakFederation for the Republic33,6520.17
Paweł TanajnoIndependent27,9090.14
Waldemar WitkowskiLabour Union27,2900.14
Mirosław PiotrowskiReal Europe Movement21,0650.11
Total19,425,459100.0020,458,911100.00
Valid votes19,425,45999.7020,458,91199.14
Invalid/blank votes58,3010.30177,7240.86
Total votes19,483,760100.0020,636,635100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,204,79264.5130,268,46068.18
Source: PKW, PKW, PKW, PKW

By voivodeship

First round

Voivodeship Andrzej Duda
PiS 		Rafał Trzaskowski
KO 		Szymon Hołownia
Independent 		Krzysztof Bosak
Confederation 		Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
PSL 		Robert Biedroń
The Left 		Stanisław Żółtek
KNP 		Marek Jakubiak
FdR 		Paweł Tanajno
Independent 		Waldemar Witkowski
UP 		Mirosław Piotrowski
RPE
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Lower Silesian 545,001 38.21 512,357 35.92 201,050 14.09 91,793 6.44 27,210 1.91 37,245 2.61 3,542 0.25 2,323 0.16 2,356 0.17 2,163 0.15 1,353 0.09
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 380,190 39.54 322,961 33.59 148,597 15.46 56,532 5.88 24,234 2.52 22,250 2.31 2,083 0.22 1,310 0.14 1,309 0.14 1,082 0.11 912 0.09
Lublin 591,234 56.67 201,571 19.32 108,987 10.45 83,403 7.99 31,756 3.04 17,010 1.63 2,561 0.25 2,095 0.20 1,430 0.14 1,027 0.10 2,268 0.22
Lubusz 161,894 34.19 174,894 36.94 84,590 17.87 28,743 6.07 9,583 2.02 10,413 2.20 913 0.19 686 0.14 756 0.16 572 0.12 405 0.09
Łódź 589,185 46.63 363,209 28.74 163,294 12.92 77,759 6.15 31,245 2.47 29,022 2.30 2,901 0.23 2,143 0.17 1,824 0.14 1,703 0.13 1,322 0.10
Lesser Poland 912,452 51.11 426,950 23.92 206,034 11.54 138,603 7.76 52,483 2.94 34,230 1.92 5,015 0.28 3,217 0.18 2,116 0.12 2,371 0.13 1,763 0.10
Masovian 1,305,649 40.71 1,099,956 34.30 408,502 12.74 209,037 6.52 72,663 2.27 81,797 2.55 7,706 0.24 7,104 0.22 4,850 0.15 6,128 0.19 3,513 0.11
Opole 176,552 40.46 139,125 31.88 72,609 16.64 26,661 6.11 10,146 2.33 8,039 1.84 919 0.21 702 0.16 622 0.14 536 0.12 440 0.10
Subcarpathian 646,103 60.69 172,789 16.23 100,742 9.46 95,350 8.96 27,287 2.56 14,802 1.39 2,341 0.22 1,947 0.18 1,122 0.11 875 0.08 1,201 0.11
Podlaskie 280,113 50.59 114,076 20.60 92,088 16.63 42,823 7.73 11,681 2.11 8,746 1.58 1,299 0.23 1,024 0.18 747 0.13 518 0.09 602 0.11
Pomeranian 397,169 33.82 453,006 38.58 189,390 16.13 72,978 6.22 22,400 1.91 30,155 2.57 2,716 0.23 1,702 0.14 1,795 0.15 1,671 0.14 1,210 0.10
Silesian 913,421 41.22 693,193 31.28 341,169 15.39 157,010 7.08 42,625 1.92 50,805 2.29 5,399 0.24 3,565 0.16 3,535 0.16 3,047 0.14 2,429 0.11
Świętokrzyskie 343,752 56.02 130,670 21.29 62,383 10.17 42,544 6.93 19,494 3.18 10,728 1.75 1,214 0.20 1,018 0.17 668 0.11 555 0.09 614 0.10
Warmian-Masurian 253,931 40.10 208,922 33.00 93,598 14.78 42,365 6.69 15,689 2.48 14,025 2.21 1,261 0.20 1,062 0.17 959 0.15 755 0.12 625 0.10
Greater Poland 666,539 37.85 595,803 33.83 293,107 16.64 106,367 6.04 44,134 2.51 41,200 2.34 3,932 0.22 2,543 0.14 2,498 0.14 3,246 0.18 1,698 0.10
West Pomeranian 287,328 35.38 307,858 37.91 127,257 15.67 45,412 5.59 16,735 2.06 21,662 2.67 1,617 0.20 1,211 0.15 1,322 0.16 1,041 0.13 710 0.09
Poland 8,450,513 43.50 5,917,340 30.46 2,693,397 13.87 1,317,380 6.78 459,365 2.36 432,129 2.22 45,419 0.23 33,652 0.17 27,909 0.14 27,290 0.14 21,065 0.11
Source: National Electoral Commission

Second round

Voivodeship Andrzej Duda
PiS 		Rafał Trzaskowski
KO
Votes % Votes %
Lower Silesian 663,831 44.61 824,109 55.39
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 476,728 46.77 542,472 53.23
Lublin 725,453 66.31 368,630 33.69
Lubusz 199,589 40.20 296,849 59.80
Łódź 718,404 54.46 600,673 45.54
Lesser Poland 1,107,590 59.65 749,165 40.35
Masovian 1,630,346 47.74 1,784,947 52.26
Opole 215,648 47.36 239,682 52.64
Subcarpathian 785,645 70.92 322,133 29.08
Podlaskie 352,489 60.14 233,621 39.86
Pomeranian 512,916 40.16 764,363 59.84
Silesian 1,110,233 48.99 1,155,894 51.01
Świętokrzyskie 419,367 64.41 231,748 35.59
Warmian-Masurian 325,723 46.84 369,736 53.16
Greater Poland 829,590 45.07 1,011,128 54.93
West Pomeranian 367,096 41.24 523,113 58.76
Poland 10,440,648 51.03 10,018,263 48.97
Source: National Electoral Commission

Electorate demographics

Demographic Andrzej Duda Rafał Trzaskowski
Total vote 51.0% 49.0%
Sex
Men 51.9% 48.1%
Women 50.3% 49.7%
Age
18–29 years old 36.3% 63.7%
30–39 years old 45.3% 54.7%
40–49 years old 45.6% 54.4%
50–59 years old 59.7 40.3%
60 or older 62.5% 37.5%
Occupation
Company owner 34.1% 65.9%
Manager/expert 32.6% 67.4%
Admin/services 44.7% 55.3%
Farmer 81.4% 18.6%
Worker 66.4% 33.6%
Student 30.1% 69.9%
Unemployed 65.4% 34.6%
Retired 64.1% 35.9%
Others 50.6% 49.4%
Agglomeration
Rural 63.8% 36.2%
<50,000 pop. 46.9% 53.1%
51,000 - 200,000 pop. 49.6% 50.4%
201,000 – 500,000 pop. 38.7% 61.3%
>500,000 pop. 34.2% 65.8%
Education
Elementary 77.3% 22.7%
Vocational 75.0% 25.0%
Secondary 50.9% 49.1%
Higher 34.9% 65.1%
Sejm vote in 2019
Law and Justice 96.9% 3.1%
Civic Coalition 1.8% 98.2%
The Left 8.3% 91.7%
Polish Coalition 29.4% 70.6%
Confederation 40.0% 60.0%
Others 16.8% 83.2%
Didn't vote 38.3% 61.7%
Don't remember 40.1% 59.9%
First-round president vote in 2020
Robert Biedroń 16.0% 84.0%
Krzysztof Bosak 52.3% 47.7%
Andrzej Duda 99.1% 0.9%
Szymon Hołownia 15.0% 85.0%
Marek Jakubiak 65.9% 34.1%
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz 24.3% 75.7%
Mirosław Piotrowski 76.1% 23.9%
Paweł Tanajno 13.0% 87.0%
Rafał Trzaskowski 0.7% 99.3%
Waldemar Witkowski 10.8% 89.2%
Stanisław Żółtek 34.7% 65.3%
Didn't vote 49.8% 50.2%
Don't remember 39.2% 60.8%
Second-round president vote in 2015
Andrzej Duda 91.1% 8.9%
Bronisław Komorowski 4.4% 95.6%
Didn't vote 30.1% 69.9%
Don't remember 39.2% 60.8%
Source: Ipsos[77]

Reactions

After voting had ended, Andrzej Duda invited Rafał Trzaskowski to the Presidential Palace to "shake hands" and "end the campaign". Trzaskowski rejected and said that they could meet after announcing the official election results.[78] The next day, Trzaskowski congratulated Duda on his victory.[79]

US President Donald Trump,[80][81] President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen,[82] NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,[83] Lega Nord leader and former Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini,[84] Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda,[84] UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson,[85] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,[86][87] Czech President Miloš Zeman,[87] Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová,[83] and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky[88] congratulated Duda on his victory.

Observers viewed the election results as illustrating a divided Polish society. They also predicted that PiS would continue pursuing its policies in a number of areas and clashing with the EU.[87][89][90][91] Duda performed strongest among older, rural, low educated and eastern voters.[92]

Elections challenged

The Civic Platform party challenged results of the elections to the Polish Supreme Court, alleging irregularities and biased coverage by the state television. The appeal includes complaints from 2,000 people, containing accusations of problems with voter registry, ballot papers not being sent in time as well as issues with voting abroad. The TVP public broadcaster did not broadcast a single meeting of Trzaskowski with voters.[93][94][95][better source needed] Press.pl, a media-monitoring service, found that, between 3 and 16 June, nearly 97% of Wiadomości news stories devoted to Duda were positive while almost 87% of those on Trzaskowski were negative.[96]

The Supreme Court ruled the election valid,[97] stating that doubts about the television's honesty notwithstanding, TVP was not the only media source available for voters, and that voters were free to choose what media to watch.[98][99]

Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights report

The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights investigated the election and found that it was "administered professionally despite the lack of legal clarity." The ODIHR also reported that the presidential campaign "was characterized by negative and intolerant rhetoric further polarizing an already adversarial political environment. [...] the TVP [public broadcaster] failed in its legal duty to provide balanced and impartial coverage. Instead, it acted as a campaign vehicle for the incumbent and frequently portrayed his main challenger as a threat to Polish values and national interests. Some of the reporting was charged with xenophobic and anti-Semitic undertones."[4][100]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The President of Poland traditionally resigns from party membership after taking office. Although Duda was officially an independent, his campaign was endorsed and funded by PiS.

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