Warsaw: Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, won Poland's presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count released by Polish National Electoral Commission (PKW) early Monday.

Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, 53, a government ally, was narrowly ahead with 50.3 per cent of votes against nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki, 42, on 49.7 per cent, according to the Ipsos exit poll.

Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count