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With all votes counted, Right-wing historian Karol #Nawrocki has been elected Poland's new president, the state electoral commission (#PKW) said.

PKW said Nawrocki won 50.9% percent of the votes – ahead of Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal #Trzaskowski on 49.1% percent.

bbc.com/news/articles/cx27897v

Presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski raises his hand to greet supporters as his wife, Malgorzata, standing next to him, claps.
www.bbc.comPolish presidential election too close to call, exit polls suggestOne poll has pro-EU candidate Rafal Trzaskowski in the lead, while the other indicates conservative Karol Nawrocki will win.

"The two main candidates have been largely silent about equality for women. A polarising subject, it had helped Yoon into power in 2022 as he vowed to defend men who felt sidelined in a world that they saw as too feminist. And a third candidate, who is popular among young men for his anti-feminist stance, has been making headlines."

bbc.com/news/articles/cy8njzr4

A woman wearing grey gloves stands with her hands clasped together against a night time backdrop
www.bbc.comSouth Korea elections: They helped oust a president. Now women say they are invisible againA snap presidential election has exposed South Korea's stark gender divide.