Bronisław Komorowski

Polish Presidential Vote Likely to Have Run-Off

Poland's incumbent President Bronislaw Komorowski and conservative Andrzej Duda could face each other in a second round, exit poll results suggest.

According to a first exit poll released around 22:00 local time, neither Komorowski nor Duda have garnered a result beyond 50 percent and are projected to gain 32.2% and 34.8% respectively, according to Radio Poland.

Low Turnout Marks Poland's Presidential Vote

Polish voters are casting ballots for a head of state on Sunday, with incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski pointed as a potential winner by opinion polls.

There are a total of 11 candidates. Exit polls will be available after 22:00 local time, or 21:00 GMT, according to Radio Poland. Polls will close an hour earlier.

As of 12:00 local time, turnout has been nearly 15 percent.

President Iohannis attends in Gdansk celebration of 70th anniversary of end of WWII

President Klaus Iohannis will participate on Thursday, at the invitation of Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski, in the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War organised in Gdansk, the Presidential Administration informs.

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Polish President Gives Green Light to Creating Joint Military Force with Lithuania, Ukraine

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has given his formal approval for the creation of a joint military brigade with Lithuania and Ukraine, TASS reported.

The resolution signed by Komorowski on Monday will take effect two weeks after it is published, the Polish leader's office has confirmed, according to the Russian news agency.

US Welcomes Poland's USD 5 B Military Spending

The US has welcomed the announced plans of the Polish government to purchase US-produced Patriot surface-to-air missiles at a total cost of USD 5 B.

Reportedly, additional USD 3 B will be spend on weapons from European contractors. The helicopters 725 Carcal also known as Super Cougar will be a part of the purchase.

Komorowski: I count on Romania's cooperation in strengthening the Eastern flank of NATO

AGERPRES special correspondent, Florentina Peia, reports: The Polish President, Bronislaw Komorowski, on Thursday stated with respect to the strengthening of the Eastern flank of NATO that he counted on Romania's cooperation as well.

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Presidents Iohannis, Komorowski agree on regional summit in Bucharest

AGERPRES correspondent Florentina Peia reports: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced on Thursday an agreement with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski on holding a regional meeting of the heads of state this autumn in Bucharest, to prepare the NATO Summit in Warsaw in 2016.

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