US EditionPoland Votes in Tight Election Influenced by the War in Ukraine
- Polish citizens voted in a presidential election on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Warsaw and across Poland to determine the nation's future path.
- The election follows Donald Tusk's 2023 rise to power, replacing the nationalist Law and Justice party and setting the stage for a contest between pro-European and nationalist candidates.
- The frontrunners are Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, representing Tusk's Civic Coalition, and Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by PiS and endorsed by Donald Trump amid campaign allegations.
- Approximately 29 million voters are eligible to participate, with polling stations operating from 7 a.m. Until 9 p.m., and a legal restriction prevents the release of opinion poll data from early Saturday through the close of voting on Sunday.
- If no candidate wins over 50%, a run-off between Trzaskowski and Nawrocki is scheduled for June 1, with the outcome expected to influence Poland's role in the EU and its stance on nationalism.
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Poland votes in tight election influenced by the war in Ukraine
Poles began voting Sunday in a tight presidential election that will be decisive for the future of the country's centrist government as well as for abortion and LGBTQ rights. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Warsaw, Gulliver Cragg.
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