2020 Polish presidential election facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
2020 Polish presidential election

← 2015 28 June 2020 (first round) 12 July 2020 (second round) 2025 →
Turnout	64.51% (first round) 67.67% (second round, 9 p.m.)
Reporting	99.97% as of 13 July @ 8:00 UTC+2
Nominee Andrzej Duda Rafał Trzaskowski Party Independent Civic Platform Alliance United Right Civic Coalition Popular vote 10,373,060 9,859,523 Percentage 51.27% 48.73%
President before election Andrzej Duda Independent Elected President Andrzej Duda Independent (Politician)

The 2020 Polish presidential election was a big event in Poland. People voted to choose their president. The election was first planned for May 10, 2020. But it was moved because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first round of voting happened on June 28, 2020. The second round was on July 12, 2020. The president at the time, Andrzej Duda, wanted to be re-elected. He ran against Rafał Trzaskowski, who was the Mayor of Warsaw.

In the first round, Andrzej Duda got the most votes. Rafał Trzaskowski came in second. Because no one won more than half the votes, they had a second round. In the second round, Andrzej Duda won the election. He received about 51% of the votes. Rafał Trzaskowski got about 48%.

What Are Opinion Polls?

Opinion polls are like surveys. They ask people who they plan to vote for. This helps show which candidates are popular. Polls are taken before the actual election.

First Round Polls

Before the first round, polls showed who people might vote for.

2020 Polish presidential election polls for the first round.

Second Round Polls

Polls were also taken before the second round. They showed a close race between the two main candidates.

2020 Polish presidential election polls for the second round.

Election Results

The election had two rounds. Here are the main results for the top candidates.

First Round Results

• Andrzej Duda received about 43.5% of the votes.
• Rafał Trzaskowski received about 30.5% of the votes.
• Szymon Hołownia was another important candidate. He got about 13.9% of the votes.
• Other candidates received smaller numbers of votes.

Second Round Results

• Andrzej Duda won with about 51.2% of the votes.
• Rafał Trzaskowski received about 48.8% of the votes.

This means Andrzej Duda was re-elected as the President of Poland.

Images for kids

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  Ballot paper (second round)

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  2020 Polish presidential election polls for the second round.

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  Queue to vote just after the opening of the premises

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  Ballot box

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  First place candidate of the first round, by Voivodeship.

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  First place candidate of the second round, by Voivodeship.

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  Television personality Szymon Hołownia (Independent)

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  Former MP Marek Jakubiak (Federation for the Republic)

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  Former MEP Mirosław Piotrowski (Real Europe Movement)

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  Entrepreneur Paweł Tanajno (Independent)

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  Former Deputy Voivode Waldemar Witkowski (Labour Union)

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  Former MEP Stanisław Żółtek (Congress of the New Right – PolEXIT)

See also

In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Polonia de 2020 para niños