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Poland will hold its presidential election on June 28 after postponing a contested May ballot due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement by parliamentary Speaker Elzbieta Witek comes as support for the candidate of the ruling Law & Justice party, incumbent Andrzej Duda, has been declining as the country struggles with the fallout of the virus outbreak and subsequent lockdown.
Over the past five years, Law & Justice consolidated its grip on power, battled the European Union over democratic values while shunning the bloc’s multicultural stance on issues.
If Duda loses, the Poland-First makeover would be in jeopardy as the party doesn’t have enough seats in parliament to override a presidential veto.
The election has become a test on the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, which has hit Poland less than a number of western European nations and so far caused about 1,100 deaths since March.