President ial election there they call it a sham aimed at keeping the man known as europes blast dictator and bella rose in power. Our brian todd was great to have you with us today the polish president on jay dude appears headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sundays election the latest production on monday shows the conservative incumbent with a slight lead of 51 percent over his rival the liberal warsaw mare rough of coffee this vote is widely seen as a battle over polands future including its strained relations with the. A lot was at stake in this president ial election in poland but at the end of election day it was still unclear what direction the country will take early exit polls showed incumbent president do it out ahead of his challenger with a wafer thin majority but even though the final vote count isnt in yet due to a ready began celebrating his victory for the president here with me in president ial elections with nearly 70 percent voter turnout this is fabulous im very touched thank you very much. But some of his followers prefer to wait for certainty. Coming up which isnt it because were waiting for confirmation of the Election Results im very excited its been really close all day. Given the close results the current mayor of warsaw rafaat cesc of ski was not yet inclined to admit defeat him up through gibbs i have absolutely certain that once all the votes are counted we will win for sure because i am in full cry gin up evan are good so yes his followers echoed we will win. Then you give going your result as promising so far in the night is so young we hope to wake up tomorrow to president has scuffs. Both candidates led polarizing election campaigns today continued the course of the ruling National Conservative law and Justice Party by promising to preserve a Strong Economy and maintain social benefits such as child allowances and early retirement. In contrast his challengers than has been all about changing course cesc offkey promise to make improvements to the Health Care System and strengthen ties with the European Union. During the campaign due date queues the l g b t Rights Movement of promoting an ideology that was more harmful than communism he also accused german owned newspapers of trying to influence the election but for european observers media manipulation was an issue in a different respect. The programming itself was often used as a complaint for the president based on your last problem the final vote count will not be in before monday but regardless of who ends up winning the race the close results already reflect a deeply divided country heres their view lets go straight to warsaw now and monica sure from dino views of polish bureau good morning to you monica what are you hearing are people expecting do thin margin to hold in the final tally. Well the official results are to come yet tonight or tomorrow and most probably tomorrow and it was a very exciting election very exciting night after this election and. We expect exciting hours and days in the coming time. The counting was. Election commission will proceed would become king. There are still 2 percent of polish voters abroad who are. Ballots in other countries and we have no idea how they vote but the 1st round 2 weeks ago shoulder very strong support for the opposition candidate. So we will have more excitement this ok so its not over yet is what youre saying what would another 5 years of do that mean for poland should his current tally be confirmed. The incumbent president is a strong ally and supporter of the National Conservative government. Puts his signature under every. Passed by. The parliament so probably it wont change in the coming years. The peace and Justice Party and Justice Party would be probably able to continue their reforms also to controversial judicial reforms which has been has been heavily criticized by the European Union but also to strengthen its grip on public media and on all institution and in the country critics say that poland poland can move towards more authoritarian authoritarian power more authoritarian regime the other hand. Let me jump in there let me jump in there youve got about 2 hours ok monica let me jump in there if i could what would happen if the mare of warsaw rough of tokarski winds up the winner what would that mean for poland. That would mean that poland. Could also have closer ties to the European Union and thats the main goal of the mayor of war so he wants poland to be a conduit more color as more open which is a country which is more open to different minorities and concentrated on the dialogue with European Partners like germany and france he also is a strong supporter of rights for instance. People which. As mayor of war so he he. Supported this groups are very strong so this is his a very cute hope for. What this election showed and this is the most important that there are very many very huge groups of society who wants to change ok and we should know by tomorrow is that would youre hearing the final vote thats probably yes its most probable we will have hear from the election commission. So many information during the day today of the final results is expected by tomorrow monica thanks very much for that from warsaw well Food Supplies for millions of people in Northern Syria could be at risk that according to International Aid groups they say a decision by the u. N. Security council to authorize only one crossing point for supplies turkey is creating too high a level of dependency on the u. N. Decision caps a week of tough negotiations with russia and china over riding warnings from organizations. Showdown at the u. N. Security council syrias backa russia with the help of china forced through a compromise that none of the other members had wanted only the battle how a crossing point on the turkish Syrian Border will remain open aid organizations now fear that around half a 1000000 children will no longer have access to foreign aid while tensions run high at the Security Council the German Foreign minister also criticized russia and china. We have always agreed that humanitarian aid should be accessible regardless of political and military conflicts russia and china have now revoked this consensus this is very cynical. Russia wants its ally Bashar Al Assad to decide what happens inside his country and who receives the aid without any foreign interference these issues should not be politicized so what we have today ill discuss this today is not about humanitarian deliveries to syria we will support this oh discussion is about politics if you want to meet serious concern about hypocrisy he probably should not use the words that he matters and i say name should not be politicized because that is exactly what russia has done throughout this process and shamefully continues to do a disappointing result for the u. N. And the people of syria. Lets get your brief down some of the other stories making the news today at least 21 people were taken to hospital after a huge blaze on board a u. S. Naval vessel in the port of san diego the thick smoke billowing hundreds of meters into the air from the ship the Bonhomme Richard exact cause of the fires are known and investigation is underway. South africas president Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed the National Curfew and suspended alcohol sales from virus infections have increased sharply in recent weeks he warned that alcohol related injuries could overwhelm clinics and hospitals already under strain from the pandemic montagne. And authorities in the spanish region of catalonia have ordered residents in and around the town of back into lockdown that after a spike in front of virus infections citizens are only permitted to leave their homes for work or necessary shopping. Its to belarus know where Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the former soviet republic for more than a quarter of a century elections have not been free nor fair since of him a power in 1904 and hes once again expected to win the next president ial election on the 9th of august but frustration with his rule is growing demonstrators have been taking to the streets of the capital minsk and other cities to protest against his handling of the economy and of the coronavirus pandemic. For the 1st time in her life and this days yes has a feeling that change is possible in belarus thats why shes out collecting signatures for opposition politicians in the capital minsk applicants require 100000 signatures to qualify a bit of the decency of life those who are in power now have to be replaced and the direction of our country needs radical change because everything is falling apart here and the culture education and Health Care System i mean. In belarus critics of the regime face persecution it takes a lot of courage to talk openly. To go through a dictatorship its pure dictatorship or to put it another way laws are ignored one man has the say over what happens and the laws are adjusted accordingly to expose all we do so it. Indicates that people are fed up and you can see that in the previous elections there was a lot of apathy most people didnt even bother voting because they knew it wouldnt change anything when you know. In many places it looks like apathy is a thing of the past there was a one kilometer line to vote stretching through minsk recently people waited for hours to support the opposition candidates the president was compared to a cockroach that needed to be squashed by a slipper which has become a symbol of the protests that it was due to president lookout shingo then appeared to give the chief of his Security Services a new order to tell the truth i want to warn you and everyone else listening. In valorous they will not be a my dad made the nobility. A revolution like the one in ukraine is not what anastasia and her fellow campaigners are aiming for they want free and Fair Elections a peaceful transition of power. And thats what the this is a test for our nation i hope we can get through it and come out stronger and wiser. She was concerned to hear that president has appointed a new Prime Minister in particular the fact that he is from the military does not bode well. We have some sports known in formula one the Mercedes Team roared to victory at the story and grown pray in austria the founding champion Lewis Hamilton won his 1st race of the season as teammate baltar a boathouse that 2nd. Lewis hamilton used his pole position to the utmost to quickly take the lead and keep it meanwhile the nightmare season of would be champion for our driver said boston federal continued when he and his teammate. Collided during the 1st lap of the race to force an early retirement for. Red bull driver max 1st step and began in the front row on the starting grid with hamilton kept up the pressure on the bridge that was then passed in the latter stage of the race by Hamiltons Team mate terry booked us. And thats how it ended with hamilton winning it followed by his teammate booked us for a mercedes 12 with her stop in a red bull taking 3rd. What a weird year it is but its great to be back up here and to be driving in to be driving at that at that kind of for this kind of a form and so its hamiltons 85th career win edging ever closer to me Kyle Schumacher is record of 91. 00 grand prix victories but the Biggest Record hamilton is after is tying schumacher is World Champion 7 titles the bridge has won 6 so far and so far but are still leads this season but hamilton is right behind. This is the w. Lets get your minder of our top story at this hour a light pole in polands president ial runoff shows populist incumbent president unjaded of receiving 51 percent of the vote there as rival warsaws mare ruffo to cost you at 49 percent at this hour due to has already claimed victory but official results are not expected until later monday at the very earliest. Im brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being here were back again at the top of the hour. Slightly listen carefully to kill bill simply through this little giggle. Live discover the world. Live