US EditionPoland Elects Euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki in Narrow Presidential Runoff
- Karol Nawrocki won Poland's June 1 presidential runoff with 50.89% of the vote, narrowly defeating Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski who received 49.11%.
- Nawrocki's victory followed years of Law and Justice party losses to Donald Tusk's centrist coalition and was influenced by voters' disillusionment with liberal reforms and Tusk's government.
- The conservative historian and former boxer, backed by PiS and U.S. President Trump, campaigned on traditional values, skepticism toward the EU, and a tough stance on Ukraine and NATO membership for Kyiv.
- Nawrocki promised to build a strong, safe Poland prioritizing Poles in social services; prominent figures including Trump, Zelenskyy, Orbán, and Ursula von der Leyen offered congratulations following the close race.
- Nawrocki's win challenges Prime Minister Tusk's pro-European agenda, making parliamentary confidence votes more fraught and signaling a shift toward nationalism with implications for Poland's role in Europe and NATO.
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Karol Nawrocki won Poland’s presidential election last Sunday by an unprecedentedly narrow margin. Officially a non-partisan candidate but supported by Law and Justice (PiS), the conservative Nawrocki secured 50.89 per cent of the vote. While his victory was welcomed in Budapest, it was met with considerably less enthusiasm in Kyiv and Brussels. Rule of Law and EU Relations Nawrocki voiced his criticism of the EU several times during his electio…
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