In his victory speech President Andrzej Duda thanked his supporters in conciliatory language, marking a change from the heated, divisive rhetoric of the campaign. “I am asking for respect. So that we respect each other, so that we are able to extend a hand and be able to speak with one another,” he said.
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Polish president and candidate to his succession for the Law and Justice (PiS) party Andrzej Duda greets supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of the presidential election in Lomza, central Poland on July 7, 2020.
