Surrounded by supporters in party headquarters, he may be signing a V for victory. But Warsaw's Liberal mayor Rafur Chavskovski knows that despite a narrow victory in the first round of Poland's presidential election, according to an exit poll, the race is far from one. I told you eight months ago that it would be very, very close.
And it is very close. I'm very happy to have won the first round, but there is still a lot of work to be done. We must be determined.
We need your votes. We need to convince everyone. The capital's mayor since 2018 and the candidate for the ruling centrist party, the civic coalition, Cheskovski has been vocal of his support for the European Union and Ukraine, as well as welcoming refugees, LGBTQ rights, and abortion laws.
The exit poll results deem right-wing rival Carol Navarothsky in second place, setting the two up for a second round runoff if confirmed by Poland's official election authority. Backed by the nationalist law and justice party that lost power 18 months ago, Nrosky is a historian who's positioned himself as a defender of conservative values, directly opposed to Chavskovsky's views on abortion and gay rights, and a critic of refugees in Europe. I will not allow the security of Polish women and men to be threatened by illegal migrants and our economic and business life by the introduction of the euro currency.
I will not accept that new European Union treaties will be signed. He's also an admirer of US President Donald Trump and he could benefit if supporters of farright Suaveir Mensen, who came third in the exit poll, choose to back him. The winner of the June 1st runoff will have the power to veto legislation proposed by the governments.
