Poland, 2 candidates will face each other in the second round of elections

*The two candidates facing off will be centrist Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and nationalist Karol Nawrocki. teleSUR

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00:00Polls voted on Sunday in presidential elections at a time of heightened tensions due to the military special operation in neighboring Ukraine

00:07and growing concern that the U.S. commitment to Europe's security will weaken under President Donald Trump.

00:13The two leading candidates are Warsaw Mayor, Rafael Traskowski, a liberal, and Carol Nowrocki, a conservative historian.

00:21According to the exit polls, the liberal Rafael Traskowski would have been the narrow winner of the first round of the presidential election,

00:27but both politicians would face each other in the second round of the elections on June 1st.

00:32The chairman of the state election commission said he expected to announce the election final results like on the afternoon or in the evening.