Presidential elections were held in
Poland on 10 and 24 May 2015. In the first round of voting, opposition
Law and Justice (PiS) candidate
Andrzej Duda received the greatest number of votes with a share of 34.76%, followed by incumbent president
Bronislaw Komorowski (with 33.77%), who ran as an independent with the endorsement of the
Civic Platform (PO), which he had renounced his membership in after winning the 2010 elections. Independent candidate
Pawel Kukiz came third with 20.80% of the votes. As no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes cast, a second round was held on 24 May between the two highest-placed candidates, Duda and Komorowski. This round was won by Duda with 51.5% of the votes, to Komorowski's 48.5%. This was the closest presidential election in Polish history.