Main opposition chooses presidential candidate

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski is the new candidate from Poland’s Civic Platform (PO) party in this year’s presidential election after Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska resigned. This decision was unanimously made by the party’s board on May 15.

Before the PO board meeting, former candidate Kidawa-Błońska announced in the lower house (Sejm) of the Polish parliament that she had withdrawn from the presidential race.

The presidential election in Poland was to be held on May 10 but due to a controversy related to the governing party and its junior coalition partner, voting is expected to take place in June or July.

(Gazeta)