Komorowski Victorious: Polish President Defeats Old Presidents Identical Twin Brother in Early Elections

Bronislaw Komorowski has defeated the identical twin brother of the late president, who died in an April plane crash which forced early elections. Exit polls showed Komorowski with a slight edge over Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who essentially conceded defeat. A poll released Sunday by the TNS OBOP institute predicted Komorowski winning 53.1 percent of the vote, and Kaczynski winning 46.9 percent. A separate poll, by Millward Brown SMG/KRC, shows Komorowski with nearly 52 percent and Kaczynski with just over 48 percent. Official results based on 95 percent of polling stations reporting appeared to bear out the exit polls. They showed that Komorowski won 52.63 percent of the vote and Kaczynski 47.37 percent, the state electoral commission said early Monday. Full results were expected later on Monday.
Komorowski, who wants to smooth the way for the government to continue privatizing state-run companies and trim welfare benefits, didn't formally claim victory, noting that the votes were still being counted."Tonight we open a small bottle of champagne and tomorrow we will open a big bottle," he said before a jubilant crowd of party members in Warsaw.

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