Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his allies have less than two weeks to convince voters to stick with their ruling coalition after a surge in support for nationalists in a presidential election.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Russian hackers attacked the websites of parties in his ruling coalition just two days before a presidential election.
The president of the European Commission, who stands to benefit if the Polish prime minister strengthens his position, has shown particular leniency toward Poland on several key issues, such as immigration and the European Green Deal.
In Poland's presidential election, Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski narrowly leads against Karol Nawrocki, indicating a substantial anti-establishment sentiment. A Trzaskowski win could advance democratic reforms promised by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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Free Malaysia Today on MSNPolish centrist and nationalist candidates to face off in second round of votesFar-right candidates Slawomir Mentzen and Grzegorz Braun together accounted for more than 21% of the vote, a historically high percentage, winning widespread support from young voters. It is not clear, however, who their votes will go to in the second round.