Bronislaw Komorowski has narrowly won Poland's presidential election by defeating former prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Mr Komorowski won 52.6% of the vote in yesterday's poll, according to results based on 95% of the ballots. He will be Poland's fourth democratically elected president since the fall of communism in 1989.
Because Mr Komorowski is a member of the ruling Civic Platform party, the government no longer has to worry about the risk of presidential vetoes of its legislation. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's party should now be freer to pursue fiscal plans, including a rule to limit government spending.
The government sets policy in Poland, but the president can propose and veto laws, appoint key state officials and has a say in foreign and security issues. Lech Kaczynski had vetoed a number of Mr Tusk's bills before his death.
For more: RTÉ News: Komorowski wins tight Polish election
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