Voters in Poland question the authenticity of ballots

Chairman of the State Electoral Commission Sylwester Marciniak. Photo by RAR 18 May, MINSK . Voters in Poland have questioned the authenticity of ballots, BelTA has learned

, citing Polish sources. According to Poland's largest online portal Onet, some voters believe that the ballots are counterfeit because the upper corner is cut off. A situation occurred in Tarnow, which was reported to the police.

As Chairman of the State Electoral Commission Sylwester Marciniak explained at a press conference, the upper right corner is cut off on all ballots, since this is an element that facilitates the use of Braille. At the same time, he said that ballots abroad do not have a cut corner.

In addition, there are still events that have not been fully confirmed. During the press conference, the Chairman of the State Electoral Commission mentioned two signals about the participation of commission members in the election process in a state indicating ALCOHOL consumption. However, Sylwester Marciniak stressed that this information is "not fully confirmed."

In one case, when the deputy chairman drove a member of the commission to the police station to check on his conditionalcohol intoxication , he simply ran away, Marciniak said.

"In the second case, it is a borderline issue, since 0.18 ppm of alcohol was shown," he said. "The level indicating alcohol consumption is from 0.2 to 0.5." Another sample will be taken, Marciniak noted, adding that the incident is most likely related to "the consequences of last night."

In addition, it is reported that at a polling station in the city of Bielsko-Biala in southern Poland, an aggressive man bit a member of the electoral commission on the left forearm, the offender was detained.

There are also two known cases of people dying right at polling stations. In Szczecin, a 97-year-old woman died of a heart attack; voting was not interrupted. An elderly man died at a polling station organized in a school in the city of Bielsko-Biala.

As reported, the first round of presidential elections is taking place in Poland. To win, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of voters' votes (50% + one vote). The second round (if necessary) is scheduled for June 1. There are 13 candidates for the post of HEAD of state - this is a repeat of the record set in the presidential elections in 1995.