CNN —Poland’s populist ruling party appeared to be on the brink of losing power, after an exit poll in a bitter and high-stakes national election predicted that the country’s opposition has the clearest path to forming its next government. Both Tusk and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the PiS chairman and Poland’s de facto leader, attempted to declare victory on Sunday night. She called on Poland’s PiS President, Andrzej Duda, not to frustrate efforts to change leadership. The party has been accused by the EU and Polish opposition figures of dismantling Poland’s democratic institutions during its time in power. The exit poll, which seemed to indicate that the end of their stint in power was likely, was celebrated by some European Parliament lawmakers.

Source: CNN October 15, 2023 16:54 UTC