Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority

Poland's three opposition parties appear to have won enough votes to oust the governing nationalist conservative party.

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00:00 Poland looks like it`s taking a leap to the left, with three opposition parties appearing

00:06 to have won enough votes to oust the governing nationalist conservative party unexpectedly.

00:11 The third way, one of the winners, sees itself as the broker for a new chapter in Polish

00:16 politics.

00:17 Today is the day of great change that is taking place in Poland.

00:21 The third way is working and it shows that it will be the anchor of democracy.

00:29 The ruling law and justice party took the most votes and should have priority in forming

00:34 a government.

00:36 But the opposition parties are already appealing to the president to skip that formality.

00:41 We appeal to Andrzej Aguda to give the possibility of creating an opposition government.

00:46 But I am afraid that it will not be easy, because if the president is on the side of

00:50 PiS, it will be very difficult.

00:53 Donald Tusk`s civic coalition, third way and the new left ran on separate tickets, but

00:59 with the same promise of defeating law and justice.

01:02 Yes, we will create a coalition government.

01:05 This is a great news, because it means that we can start to fix everything that has been

01:11 destroyed for the last eight years in education, health care, housing and human rights.

01:19 Donald Tusk had declared it`s the beginning of a new era for his country and intends to

01:24 repair strained relations with the EU.

01:27 We will create in the nearest future a new, good, democratic government with our partners.

01:35 Poland won.

01:36 Supporters of conservative parties were not visible on the streets of Warsaw due to the

01:40 worst unexpected results.

01:42 But liberal activists did not hide their satisfaction.

01:45 Eight years of destroying our country, destroying the rule of law, bringing us out of the EU

01:51 is coming to an end.

01:52 I think a better time is starting.

01:53 We have a specific expectation from the opposition.

01:55 Where exit polls indicate that the opposition will be able to form the future government

01:59 of Poland, Polish nationals will need to wait until Tuesday for all their votes to be counted.

02:05 Magdalena Chodownik for Euronews from Warsaw.

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