Ruling party expands lead - poll

Voter support for the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party rose by 2 points to 42 percent, while backing of its main rival, the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), fell by 5 points to 25 percent, according to a poll by Social Changes published on Thursday. The Left had the support of 14 percent of the vote, the far-right Confederation on 9 percent and the agrarian Polish People's Party on 8 percent -- all three up 1 point from the previous poll. The survey was carried out from June 26 to 27 with a representative sample of 1,045 voting-age adults.