Incumbent Duda marginally ahead in Polish presidential run-off

Poland’s incumbent president Andrzej Duda was ahead by a tiny margin in Sunday’s presidential run-off, showed an Ipsos exit poll.

According to Ipsos, Duda, who is supported by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, received 50.4 percent of the vote, while his rival, Rafal Trzaskowski — backed by the main opposition party Civic Platform (PO) — won 49.6 percent.

With margins well within the two percentage point margin of error, the race is too close to call until at least partial results come in, with a distinct possibility that a winner can only be pointed out after all ballots are counted.

According to the Polish Press Agency, under the State Electoral Commission’s optimistic scenario, the official results of the presidential run-off could come late on Monday or in the night from Monday to Tuesday. Otherwise, the final results will be announced by 11 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Tuesday.