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From the Liveblog of Monday, May 25, 2015

Opposition candidate Duda wins Polish presidential vote with 52%

25 May 2015, 7:47 pm

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Conservative newcomer Andrzej Duda from the Law and Justice (PiS) opposition party wins Poland’s presidential run-off with 51.55 percent of the vote, official results show.

The 43-year-old lawyer and MEP’s shock victory spells a possible return to power of the eurosceptic PiS — and its leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski — in the autumn parliamentary election. Rival liberals Civic Platform (PO) have governed the Central European heavyweight since 2007.

Andrzej Duda, Poland's president elect lays a wreath in front of the plaque at the wall of Rakowiecka jail commemorating victims of the communist era on May 25, 2015 the day after presidential election. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP) — Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president-elect, lays a wreath in front of the plaque at the wall of Rakowiecka jail, commemorating victims of the communist era, the day after the presidential election, May 25, 2015. (AFP/Janek Skarzynski)

— AFP

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