US EditionPoland Elects Euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki in Narrow Presidential Runoff
- Karol Nawrocki won Poland's presidential runoff on June 1, defeating Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski with 50.89% of the vote.
- Nawrocki's victory followed the Law and Justice party's loss of power to Donald Tusk's centrist coalition in 2023, amid public dissatisfaction with liberal reforms.
- Nawrocki, a 42-year-old conservative historian and former boxer, campaigned on traditional values, criticized Zelenskyy, opposed Ukraine's NATO membership, and vowed to protect Polish sovereignty.
- The result has weakened Tusk's fragile coalition, triggering calls for his resignation and an impending parliamentary vote of confidence he pledged to face.
- Nawrocki's win signals a nationalist shift that could intensify domestic conservative policies and complicate Tusk's EU-aligned agenda while maintaining support for Ukraine with conditions.
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