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WARSAW — An exit poll projected Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party would win Sunday’s parliamentary election with 43.6% of the vote.

The opposition Civic Coalition, comprising the Civic Platform (PO) party formerly led by European Council President Donald Tusk and some smaller liberal parties, came second with 27.4%, according to the Ipsos poll.

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An overall majority in the lower house of parliament would give PiS a strong mandate to continue its controversial reforms of the justice system, media, cultural institutions, banking and the energy sector. (Reporting by Warsaw Newsroom, writing by Alan Charlish, editing by Timothy Heritage)