US EditionA Knife-Edge Result in Poland
- On June 1, 2025, Karol Nawrocki secured victory in the Polish presidential run-off election, narrowly defeating Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.
- The election followed a polarized political background where Law and Justice faced the liberal Civic Platform , with younger voters split and overall support for democracy high.
- Nawrocki, a PiS loyalist and former historian, campaigned strongly against abortion and LGBT rights, while Trzaskowski supported liberal reforms and EU integration.
- Nawrocki won with 50.89% of the vote to Trzaskowski's 49.11%, on a high turnout of 71.63%, boosted by far-right support and US conservative endorsements before the election.
- Nawrocki's presidency, though mostly ceremonial, is expected to maintain vetoes of liberal legislation, heighten political deadlock, and potentially weaken the current pro-EU government until 2027 elections.
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A Knife-Edge Result in Poland
Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw, Poland on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images.)This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family.The second round of the Polish presidential election just took place on June 1, 2025. It was won by Karol Nawrocki, who gained 50.9% of the vote against Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of…
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