Polish president maintains lead in election first round - majority results

FILE PHOTO: Polish President and presidential candidate of the Law and Justice (PiS) party Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wave after the announcement of the first exit poll results on the first round of presidential elections in Lowicz, Poland June 28, 2020. Marcin Stepien/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Andrzej Duda came top in the first round of the country's presidential election, the majority of results showed on Monday, but fell short of the overall majority needed to avoid what looks set to be a tight run-off vote on July 12.

Duda, an ally of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, got 43.67% of the vote, according to results based on 99.78% of the total number of polling districts.