that's 12 percentage points above his closest rival, rafal trzaskowski.resident duda is an ally of the ruling law and justice party, and if he loses, the opposition could force a big change in polish politics. 0ur correspondent in warsaw, adam easton, told me the significance of the likely result. none of the candidates won enough votes to win outright today. that means president andrzej duda and rafal trzaskowski, the warsaw mayor, will now face off in a run—off vote in a second round onjuly 12. now that we are going to a second round, how will that affect the chances both of the incumbent and his closest rival? now i can incumbent and his closest rival? nowl can start incumbent and his closest rival? now i can start talking about the opinion polls that we re about the opinion polls that were from last week, because the election silence has ended and the opinion polls which came out, the latest ones on friday suggest that president andrzej duda could actually lose in the second round despite having that type of margin of victory in the first round to raf

that's 12 percentage points above his closest rival rafal trzaskowski.he loses, the opposition could force a big change in polish politics. the bbc‘s adam easton reports from warsaw. president andrzej duda celebrated with his wife in a small provincial town. in places like this, his conservative views and support for the government's generous social benefit scheme are appreciated. those payments have helped lift many poles out of poverty and have lifted them out of what they thought was put in by previous administrations. but he will now face a second round in two weeks' time. translation: thank you very much, thank you. the result is very a lot better since ten —— last time. thank you very much was the first and foremost, i would like to thank my compatriots for the turnout, this massive turn out to the election i thank you with all my heart. chanting:. ten out of almost 63% was the highest in 25 years. long queues are formed outside many voting stations as people observed social distancing. the coronavirus pandemic itself was not a big campaign issue t

that's 12 percentage points above his closest rival rafal trzaskowski. he got 30% of the vote.ely fought run—off. all chant: andrzej duda! president duda celebrated his first round victory with his wife in a small provincial town. in places like this, mr duda's socially conservative views and support for the government's generous welfare benefit scheme are very much appreciated. those payments have helped lift many poles out of poverty and restored a sense of dignity to people who felt neglected by previous administrations. but their support was not enough to secure an outright victory and mr duda will now face a second round in two weeks' time. translation: thank you very much, thank you. the result is far better than the one from five years ago and with ten other candidates this time, thank you very much for your support. first and foremost, i'd like to thank my compatriots for the turnout, for this massive participation in the election, i thank you with all my heart. all chant. turn out of almost 63% was the highest in 25 years. long queues formed outside many voting station

that's 12 percentage points above his closest rival rafal trzaskowski.e ruling law and justice party and if he loses in the second round, the opposition could force a big change in polish politics. the bbc‘s adam easton reports from warsaw. all chant: andrzej duda! president duda celebrated his first round victory with his wife in a small provincial town. in places like this, mr duda's socially conservative views and support for the government's generous welfare benefit scheme are very much appreciated. those payments have helped lift many poles out of poverty and restored a sense of dignity to people who felt neglected by previous administrations. but their support was not enough to secure an outright victory and mr duda will now face a second round in two weeks‘ time. translation: thank you very much, thank you. the result is far better than the one from five years ago and with ten other candidates this time, thank you very much for your support. first and foremost, i'd like to thank my compatriots for the turnout, for this massive participation in the

that allowed the main opposition party to put forward a new candidate, rafal trzaskowski, the liberalgagement with the eu. he ran a dynamic campaign and quickly became president duda's main challenger. translation: this result shows that 58% of people want a change and today, i want to tell you all, i will be your candidate. i will be the candidate of change. cheering and applause. this election is important because the president can veto a legislation. if he wins a second round, mr trzaskowski has blocked the government's plans to take even greater control of the media and the judiciary. the eu says the sweeping changes the government has already made has undermined the rule of law and democracy. the stakes are high and the final result at this stage is too close to call. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. the party of the french president emmanuel macron has failed to make significant gains in the second round of local elections. his prime minister, edouard philippe, won the post of mayor of le havre, but elsewhere the greens and the far—right rassemblement national seem to have profite

that's 12 percentage points above his closest rival, rafal trzaskowski.accurate, the two will face a run—off vote onjuly 12. president duda is an ally of the ruling law and justice party, and if he loses, the opposition could force a big change in polish politics. joining me now from warsaw is radoslaw fogiel. he's a member of the polish parliament and an advisor to law and justice party leader jaroslaw kaczynski. let me ask you first of all, first of all, thank you for being with us on bbc news. you are supporting your andrzej duda 2020 badge. you have another round of voting to get through, though. is there a sense of disappointment that you couldn't pull it off, despite being the incumbent president and having a record to run off in the first round? good evening, and thank you very much for hosting me. well, it has been a long campaign so far, and we have another two weeks of very ha rd we have another two weeks of very hard campaign work, very hard field work ahead of us, and we are glad with the results that was shown in the exit polls, 42% for presi

candidate were to be elected, and one of the main challenges is the liberal mayor of warsaw, rafal trzaskowskizaskowski, he could block controversial policies such as the ones i've mentioned which would put a brake on the government's ability to actually carry out its programme. since the early days of the lockdown, more than 111,000 rough sleepers across the uk have been given temporary shelter, many of them in hotel rooms. but as hotels in england prepare to re—open next weekend and those in other parts of the uk await permission to do the same, that means more upheaval for homeless people. hywel griffith has been to meet some of them. well, we're full capacity at the moment so we've over 95 people... normally bustling with backpackers, cardiff's youth hostel has a new purpose. since april it has been housing many of the city's homeless, brought in during the pandemic. it is run just like a hotel. people come in and drop their keys off. the rooms have their own beds and wash facilities — a shower, basin — and they have a tv. homeless since the age of 12, sara has spent the last month here. s

that allowed the main opposition party to put forward a new candidate, rafal trzaskowski, the liberal i will be your candidate. i will be the candidate of change. cheering and applause. this election is important because the president can veto a legislation. if he wins the second round, mr trzaskowski has blocked the government's plans to take even greater control of the media and thejudiciary. the eu says the sweeping changes the government has already made has undermined the rule of law and democracy. the stakes are high and the final result at this stage is too close to call. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the number of people to die with covid—19 worldwide passes half a million after more than ten million global cases of the disease. tackling localised flare—ups. lockdown restrictions — which are due to ease in england at the weekend — may stay in place in the city of leicester for an extra fortnight because of a spike in cases there. £1 billion promised to rebuild crumbling schools in england — and millions more for repairs. borisjohnson s