Trump-backed conservative wins Poland's presidential election

WARSAW, Poland — Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s play statesmanlike runoff election, according to the last ballot count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes successful a precise choky contention against wide Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%.

The adjacent contention had the state connected borderline since a archetypal circular 2 weeks earlier and done the nighttime into Monday, revealing heavy divisions successful the state on the eastbound flank of NATO and the European Union.

An aboriginal exit canvass released Sunday evening suggested Trzaskowski was headed to triumph earlier updated polling began to reverse the representation hours later.

The result indicates that Poland tin beryllium expected to instrumentality a much nationalist way nether its caller leader, who was backed by U.S. President Donald Trump.