US EditionPolish knife-edge presidential vote pits liberal mayor against conservative
- Poland will hold a presidential runoff on June 1, 2025, between liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki.
- The runoff follows a May 18 first round with Trzaskowski narrowly leading at 31.4% over Nawrocki's 29.5% amid a record 67.3% turnout.
- Trzaskowski supports EU integration, judicial reforms, and Ukraine’s NATO membership while Nawrocki rejects the EU's Green Deal and Migration Pact and vows to restore border controls.
- Analysts note Nawrocki’s likely use of presidential vetoes could stall reforms and complicate EU relations, with polls showing a razor-thin margin between the candidates.
- The election outcome could reshape Poland’s domestic politics and affect its support for Ukraine amid rising anti-Ukrainian sentiment and fragile EU coordination.
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‘No government lasts forever’ — An Interview with Konfederacja’s Krzysztof Bosak
Krzysztof Bosak is the Deputy Marshal of the Polish Sejm and a leading figure in the national-conservative Konfederacja alliance. Hungarian Conservative sat down with Bosak during CPAC Hungary 2025 to discuss Poland’s rapidly shifting political landscape ahead of Sunday’s presidential run-off, in which Konfederacja voters appear to hold the balance of power. The conversation also explored the alliance’s long-term strategy and the prospects for a…
Polish presidential candidates hold their final campaign rallies
Polls will open on Sunday in a presidential election that will have major consequences for the future of the Polish government. Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and national conservative historian Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck, according to opinion polls.
Ukraine watches closely as Poland faces polarizing presidential run-off
Poland’s presidential race has never seen a first-round winner with so many reasons to worry, the far right so emboldened, and Ukraine so central to the campaign. The June 1 run-off between Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski of the ruling Civic Platform (PO) and Karol Nawrocki, backed by Law and
Poland presidential runoff poised to shape domestic reform path, role in EU and NATO: Experts
Analysts say domestic policy and regional dynamics hang in the balance as Poland prepares to choose between liberal Rafal Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki - Anadolu Ajansı
In Poland, the Influence of the Anti-European Far-Right Weighs on the Presidential Election
ANALYSIS. The surprising breakthrough of the ultra-conservative and populist parties in the first round of the presidential election, on 18 May, and especially among the young electorate, while the Liberal candidate was given a favourite, is evidence of a shortening of the bipolarization of Polish political life.
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