Poland's liberal opposition on Sunday urged voters to boycott the 10 May presidential election, which the right-wing government has controversially refused to postpone despite the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government came under heavy pressure this week over its decision to continue with the election, as an opinion poll showed that 72% of respondents wanted the ballot postponed.
Surveys also show a surge in the popularity of PiS-allied incumbent President Andrzej Duda amid the crisis, giving him a shot at a first-round victory. "Let's boycott these elections, your lives are the most important," Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, Duda's main liberal rival, told reporters in Warsaw on Sunday, adding