Poland’s top electoral body gave the speaker of parliament 14 days to set a new date for presidential elections that were to have been held Sunday but were suspended amid debate over how voting could be done during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The election must be held within 60 days of this announcement, or by late July, according to the resolution by the State Electoral Commission.
The conservative government had proposed an all-postal vote, but criticism of the plan and infighting complicated preparations and led to the postponement announced late Wednesday.
It was the first time in almost 31 years of Polish democracy that voting in line with the constitution, scheduled for Sunday, did not take place.