Exit polls show Gronkiewicz-Waltz elected Warsaw mayor

With 36% of the count completed, Gronkiewicz-Waltz has collected 52.4% of votes. Law and Justice (PiS) on the other hand, has struggled not only in Warsaw with Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz losing, but also in Kraków where current town mayor Jacek Majchrowski has been re-elected. "The first person to congratulate me on the results was Roman Giertych," said Majchrowski. The PiS supported Jerzy Kropiwnicki has won in Łódź, while in Poznań current mayor Ryszard Grobelny has been re-elected collecting 57.3% of votes. "This year's campaign did not discourage people from voting and it was an equal fight," said Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz. According to preliminary estimates, the turnout for the second round of elections stood at 37.88% - significantly less than the first round's 45.91%. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A2-5) M.M.