No surprise as to the result. Komorowski up front with just over 40% and Kaczynski not far behind with 35% of votes (www.wp.pl). Napieralski didn’t do to badly with just 14% of Poles voting for him. If he presents himself well over the next few years, doesn’t get into trouble and stays away from corruptive activities while working towards a better Poland he could have shot at the Presidential seat next time around. So now the two candidates have another two weeks to persuade Poles to vote for them. With very close votes for both it will be difficult to tell who will get the final one. In 2005 there was a similar position and in round two the late Kaczynski won. With only a 54.4% turn out, round two is anyone’s guess as to what will happen on July 4.
Lately it’s been hard to tell who’s better and who’s worse when it comes to these two. Both have their positive and negative aspects, and most likely ulterior motives. Poland seems to be very incompetent when it comes to participating in Presidential elections and this is a downfall of this society. If more people voted there may not have had to be a round two or we may have gotten a surprise result with one of the other candidates getting the seat. It’s hard to tell who’s the better of the two, or which one is going to be the best for Poland’s future. I don’t believe Kaczynski could have changed so dramatically since the tragedy of April 10 and Poles shouldn’t necessarily give him the benefit of the doubt. He may have good intentions but will these intentions come to fruition if he gets elected in the run off, and there is a good chance that he will.
Both candidates campaigns over the next two weeks will need to work magic in order to persuade those individuals who voted to vote for them again, and those who didn’t to sway towards their side. Is this possible? Difficult to tell, one wrong move can cost many votes. The turn out may also be higher and this may have a strong influence on the final result. Let’s hope the turn will be better than today’s.
What will need to be considered is the future of health care, education, welfare, Euro adoption and Polish – Russian and Polish-American relations. Many issues which the government and President have not been able to agree on in the past. When deciding we shouldn’t let the campaigns alone swing our decisions but also consider the actions and attitudes of these two politicians. What have they done so far that has benefited Poland? What do they want to achieve? How have they behaved? What do they stand for? Do they want to help the majority or the minority? Will they think independently regardless of the party they belong to?
It’s a hard choice to make. The decision will also decide the direction Poland will take.
Here's a link to some comments against Komorowski (in Polish)
http://moimzdaniem.salon24.pl/184920,kaczynski-vs-komorowski-czyli-kto-gorszy-dla-po
General information on both candidates
http://europeancourier.org/test/2010/05/28/june-20-komorowski-v-kaczynski/
Some more info on the important issues to be considered during this election
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20100618/159483099.html
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-20/poles-vote-for-president-in-euro-deficit-referendum-update1-.html
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