Poland picks its new president
His rival, right-wing opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, gained 47 per cent.
With parliamentary elections scheduled for late 2011, the Civic Platform party of Mr Komorow-ski and prime minister Donald Tusk must now show the country whether it can tackle major economic problems, including high debt and unemployment.
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Hide Ad"Civic Platform! You now have total power," the tabloid Fakt declared on its front page yesterday. "Show what you can do — you have a year!"
Mr Komorowski has pledged to work with the government closely to support its programme of modernising Poland.
The election was held early because president Lech Kaczynski died in April.