Crack Appears in Polish Nativist President’s Re-Election Bid
- Surveys show support for incument falling, dead-heat runoffs
- Feel-good factor subsides as inflation spikes and growth slows
Andrzej Duda during the official launch of the Presidential campaign on Feb. 15.
Photographer: Omar Marques/Getty Images
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Polish President Andrzej Duda’s re-election is not a done deal anymore.
Two months before the vote, Duda surprisingly finds himself losing his lead over rivals, opinion polls showed this week. A potential ouster would be a heavy blow for the ruling nativists, who have battled European Union allies on issues ranging from adherence to the rule of law to carbon emissions.