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Poland holds a pivotal presidential runoff influenced by Trump, the far right and the war in Ukraine

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Winner will succeed President Andrzej Duda , a conservative who is finishing his second term.

Exit poll by Ipsos will be released when polls close on Sunday at 9 p.m. local time, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Election comes amid heightened regional tensions driven by Russia ’s war in neighboring Ukraine .

Tusk has tried to change some legislation, but has faced resistance from the the outgoing president, Duda . Nawrocki , while less outspoken than his party patrons, is seen as likely to preserve Law and Justice’s changes that politicized the courts. 3 . Women’s rights: Abortion remains a divisive issue in Poland , especially after a near-total ban was imposed under Law and Justice. Trzaskowski supports loosening restrictions and has backed proposals to legalize abortion up to 12 weeks . Nawrocki opposes any liberalization and has campaigned as a defender of traditional conservative values..