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Eurosceptic Nawrocki wins presidential election in Poland

Politiko 2025-06-02 13:33:27

Eurosceptic Nawrocki wins presidential election in Poland

Nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki has won the second round of Poland's presidential election with 50.89 percent of the vote, according to the election commission, dealing a blow to the reform agenda of Poland's pro-European government.

His rival, Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw and an ally of the government led by Donald Tusk, received 49.11 percent of the vote, Reuters reports.

An exit poll on Sunday had predicted Trzaskowski as the winner.

Nawrocki, 42, a Eurosceptic historian who had led a memorial institute, campaigned promising to ensure that economic and social policies would favor Poles over other nationalities, including refugees from neighboring Ukraine.

The amateur boxer won despite his past dominating the final days of the presidential campaign – from questions about buying a house from a pensioner to admitting he had participated in orchestrated fights.

While Poland's parliament has the most power, the president can veto laws, and the vote was followed with interest in Ukraine, as well as in Russia, the United States and the European Union.

Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, is expected to continue the policies of his predecessor, President Andrzej Duda, also an ally of the largest opposition party, including blocking any attempts by the government to allow abortion or reform the judiciary.

On social media, Duda thanked Poles for the high turnout in the election. Voter turnout was 71.31 percent, the election commission said, a record for a presidential runoff.

"Thank you! For participating in the presidential elections. For coming out. For fulfilling your civic duty. For taking responsibility for Poland. Congratulations to the winners! Stay strong, Poland!" Duda wrote on the social network X./ REL

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