Andrzej Rychard, a sociologist from the Polish Academy of Science, called the outcome a "yellow card" for Trzaskowski ahead of an as-yet unpredictable runoff on June 1.

Polish voters cast their ballots for a far-right candidate last Sunday, reflecting an ongoing drift towards radical-right politics in Poland.

Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and a conservative opponent, Karol Nawrocki, emerged ahead in a pack of 13 candidates.

IT WAS NO surprise that Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw, finished ahead of Karol Nawrocki, the candidate backed by the main hard-right opposition party, in the first round of the country’s presidential elections on May 18th.

Governing party’s pro-EU candidate and a right-wing nationalist are set for a decisive second-round showdown on June 1.

The latest exit polls in Poland suggest that liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, has won the first round of the presidential elections, with 31 per cent of the vote. Trzaskowski is a

Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor, appeared to have won the first round of the election. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is hoping his eventual victory will help push through a liberal agenda.

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.

An exit poll shows that the liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, and a conservative historian, Karol Nawrocki, are the front-runners in a presidential election in Poland on Sunday.

Rafal Trzaskowski leads Poland’s presidential race, heads to run-off with Karol Nawrocki as no candidate wins outright majority.