Polish Opposition wins parliamentary majority in tight vote
The Hindu
The Opposition also has a majority in the upper house, securing 66 of the 100 seats in the Senate.
Polish pro-EU opposition parties have won a parliamentary majority in a tight general election, the poll commission said on Tuesday announcing complete results.
The nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which has been ruling for the last eight years, emerged first with 35.38% of the vote but is unlikely to form a majority.
The liberal Civic Coalition bloc finished second at 30.7%, but together with two minor parties, Third Way and Left, secured a majority of 248 lawmakers in the 460-seat Parliament's lower chamber, the national poll commission said.
The Opposition also has a majority in the upper house, securing 66 of the 100 seats in the Senate.
Sunday's vote saw the highest turnout since the fall of Communism, with more than 74% eligible voters casting ballots.
Nearly 41% took part in a controversial referendum on migration staged by the ruling Eurosceptics on election day, which was boycotted by the opposition.
The turnout was insufficient for the vote to be valid.
With a new government in place in Delhi, Singapore hopes to schedule the Ministerial Roundtable with India shortly, says Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. In an exclusive interview, he speaks about the impact of the elections on ties, the “missed opportunity” of RCEP and the new buzz around Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati.