FILE PHOTO: European Council President Donald Tusk looks on during a joint news conference with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the end of the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
WARSAW (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he would not run for president of Poland, dampening the expectations of some opposition supporters that he would challenge incumbent President Andrzej Duda in an election next year.
"After careful consideration, I decided not to run for the upcoming presidential election," Tusk told reporters in Brussels in a televised statement broadcasted by TVN24.
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