Polish oppn leader exits Prez race

Warsaw, May 15

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The main opposition candidate in Poland’s trouble-ridden presidential election said on Friday she was quitting the race after her support dropped dramatically.

Center-liberal candidate Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska of the Civic Platform party was at one point seen as a strong contender, but lost almost all support after she called for a boycott of the election held amid the pandemic.

Civic Platform is expected to name a new candidate to run against the frontrunner, incumbent Andrzej Duda.

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski have been mentioned as potential new picks. The election was originally scheduled for last Sunday, but was postponed amid coronavirus restrictions. —PTI