Polish nationalist Nawrocki expected to win presidential vote, news website Onet says
June 2 (Reuters) - The candidate supported by Poland's largest nationalist opposition party, Karol Nawrocki, was expected to win the presidential election second round with 50.9% of votes, the news website Onet said early on Monday.
Poland's Electoral Commission said on its website it has finished counting all of the votes. Official results are expected sometime Monday morning the Commission had said earlier.
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