The Poland of sovereignist Jarosław Kaczyński goes to the vote to renew the Parliament , with around 29 million inhabitants called to decide the future of the large Eastern European country.
Favorite, albeit slightly, is "Law and Justice", the anti-EU and anti-migrant group of the government leader seeking the third mandate since he came to power eight years ago, in 2015. But the turning point towards Brussels, with the pro-European "Civic Coalition" alliance of former European Council President Donald Tusk, it is not impossible.
Polish citizens residing in Sardinia also mobilized to cast their vote.
Since the early hours of Sunday, there have been long queues in Piazza L'Unione Sarda, in Cagliari, home to the honorary consulate of Warsaw, where a polling station has been set up for voters abroad.
Among the orientations, especially for women, the most progressive one prevails: "We cannot afford to leave the European Union, we risk remaining isolated", says Alexandra, a young Polish woman married to a Sardinian. And Dominika, who has lived in Cagliari for nine years: «I am here for women's rights, we must fight to win them back».
According to polls, which attribute 33-36% of voting intentions to him although a sharp decline compared to 43.6% in 2019, the conservative and populist party led by Kaczynski should confirm itself in first place. Tusk's centrist and pro-European "Ko" electoral alliance would be second with a "range" of 26-28%.
All eyes on the performance of smaller teams. What is decisive is how many seats "Confederation" will collect, a far-right, racist, homophobic party intent on cutting military aid to Ukraine. Tusk instead wants to reach an agreement with the parties of two minor alliances: the newly formed centre-right, "Terza Via", and the social democratic, pro-EU and progressive "La Sinistra".
The polls will close at 9pm when the exit polls will start. Final results are expected on Tuesday.
