With support of 30%, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski of the pro-EU Civic Coalition (KO) leads the presidential race as it hits the homestretch, according to a new survey by Opinia24 for the Newsweek weekly.
“This is one of the weakest results for Trzaskowski in this campaign", the newspaper commented.
“Falling below 30 percent would mark a significant psychological setback for the Warsaw mayor’s campaign," the editorial observed.
His main contender is Karol Nawrocki, a 42-year-old fan of US President Donald Trump, who has the backing of the main right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party and outgoing President Andrzej Duda.
Nawrocki gathers 25% support in the latest poll. This was highlighted by Newsweek as a sign that he “still doesn’t have the full backing of PiS voters", which stands roughly at 30 percent.
However, the poll was conducted before the peak of the so-called "housing scandal", which Nawrocki is embroiled in, making it difficult to determine whether the controversy has had any impact on his score.
Nawrocki is followed by the far-right Confederation party candidate Slawomir Mentzen, with 13%.
Scheduled for May 18, the vote is likely to be decided between these three candidates, with the rest receiving single-digit support.
Those include Parliament Speaker Szymon Hołownia from the centrist Third Way party and leftist candidates Magdalena Biejat and Adrian Zandberg.
If none of the candidates crosses the 50% threshold in the first round, a second vote will be held on June 1 between the two top candidates.
(mo)
Source: PAP