Poland’s governing centrists won a landmark second term in Sunday’s general election, exit polls showed, seeing off a challenge from the conservative opposition. Pollsters TNS OBOP said Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform (PO) had obtained 212 seats, up from 208 in the outgoing parliament. Its junior coalition partner, the rural-based Polish People’s Party (PSL) scored 27, down from 31. Together, the result gave them a total of 239, mirroring their current majority in the 460-member chamber. If confirmed, the result would be a political watershed as no incumbent government has won a new mandate in the six general elections…
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