US EditionA New Nationalist Victory in Poland
- Karol Nawrocki won Poland's presidential election on June 1, 2025, securing 50.89% of the vote with 10.6 million votes counted.
- Nawrocki's victory followed a contentious campaign marked by initial polls showing his liberal rival Trzaskowski leading by about 1%.
- Supported by Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party as well as conservative figures in the United States, including Donald Trump, Nawrocki pledges a nationalist platform with a strong emphasis on defense.
- Poland currently spends 5% of GDP on defense, leads NATO in spending, and Nawrocki pledged to pursue $1.5 trillion in German WWII reparations with broad public support.
- Nawrocki's win deals a major blow to Prime Minister Tusk's coalition, signaling continued political polarization and a likely ongoing parliamentary deadlock.
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In Poland, the right-wing candidate has won the presidential elections, which is a setback, but not a demise.
In a close race for the post of Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, supported by the conservative right-wing party Law and Justice, won. He defeated the liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski. This did not repeat the Romanian scenario, where the far-right candidate George Simion was defeated. Nationalists and supporters of Donald Trump are celebrating what a success this is, but in reality the status quo has been confirmed.
Nationalist Wins Polish Presidency After Nod From Trump
The Poles are the latest Europeans to send the message that they want their storied nation to be sovereign and socially conservative. Political newcomer and former boxer Karol Nawrocki was officially declared president-elect on Monday. Voter turnout was the largest since the election following the collapse of communism in 1989, at nearly 72 percent. Nawrocki ... The post Nationalist Wins Polish Presidency After Nod From Trump appeared first on T…
The victory of the staunch conservative Karol Nawrocki in Poland's presidential election represents another success for the far right in Europe. Another success for a Trumpk
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