A large majority of Polish citizens in Lithuania expressed support for Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski in Poland’s presidential election runoff on Sunday.
According to figures from the electoral commission in Vilnius, Trzaskowski received 352 votes in the Lithuanian capital, compared with 129 votes cast for the incumbent Andrzej Duda.
A total of 481 Polish citizens voted in Vilnius, including 141 people who were on a short visit to the Lithuanian capital.
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Marian Sokalski, the chairman of the electoral commission in Vilnius, confirmed to BNS that Polish tourists had affected the results in Lithuania.
"Tourists have a major impact. We see the preferences of tourists, along with those of Polish citizens who live in Lithuania," he said. "Personally, I don't think this is a result that reflects the situation in the whole of Poland."
An exit poll in Poland's presidential election indicated a narrow lead for Duda over Trzaskowski.
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