Polish prime minister concedes election defeat

Polish prime minister Ewa Kopacz has conceded defeat after an exit poll showed her pro-European Civic Platform party faced a decisive defeat by the right-wing Law and Justice party.

The exit poll by Ipsos shows Law and Justice won 39.1% of yesterday’s parliamentary vote.

If confirmed by official results, which are expected to be made known today, that would give Law and Justice 242 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, allowing it to govern alone.