Poland's euroskeptic government falling further behind with urban voters

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October 22, 2018 /
Poland's euroskeptic government falling further behind with urban voters
Marcin Goclowski, Justyna Pawlak

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland’s ruling euroskeptics could see their firm grip on power loosened over the next couple of years as liberal, city-dwellers angry at the government’s democratic record are voting against them in growing numbers, regional elections showed.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, react after the exit poll with results of the Polish regional elections are announced in Warsaw, Poland October 21, 2018. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski via REUTERS

Final results of Sunday’s nationwide ballot for city hall chiefs and provincial assemblies will be published on Tuesday at the earliest, the electoral commission said on Monday. But exit polls showed Law and Justice (PiS) made only limited gains and lost a high-profile contest for Warsaw mayor.

While still more popular than the centrist opposition around the country overall, the PiS government saw its support fall in big cities, traditionally bastions of liberalism in Poland.

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