BBC: Poland elections: Conservatives secure decisive win
Poland's opposition Law and Justice party - conservative and Eurosceptic - has won parliamentary elections.
The party is expected to have enough seats to govern alone - something unprecedented in 26 years. Exit polls suggest it got 39% of the vote.
Its leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski claimed victory, and the outgoing Prime Minister, Ewa Kopacz of the centrist Civic Platform, admitted defeat.
Law and Justice (PiS) has strong support in poorer, rural areas.
If the numbers suggested by the exit poll are confirmed, it will be the first time since democracy was restored in Poland in 1989 that a single party has won enough seats to govern alone, the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw says.
WNU Editor: Poland's opposition Law and Justice party ran on many issues .... its "control the borders" issue was probably the issue that gave them the majority. The smart European politicians are going to take note.
More News On Poland's Election
Poland's lurch to the right stirs anxiety in Brussels -- Reuters
Poland expected to turn inward, resist deeper EU union after victory of right-wing party -- AP
Poland returns to conservative roots with Law and Justice win -- BBC
Exit Polls Show Anti-Migrant Right-Wing Party Wins Poland Parliamentary Vote -- AP
Conservative victory in Poland redraws the map of Europe -- David Marsh, Market Watch
Polish prospective PM: conservative woman who rose up ranks -- Washington Post/AP
Who are Poland's victorious Law and Justice party, and what do they want? -- The Telegraph
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