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Presidential elections in Poland: Sovereignist Nawrocki wins, supported by Trump and Orban

2025-06-02 09:50:49Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Presidential elections in Poland: Sovereignist Nawrocki wins, supported by Trump
Karol Nawrocki

Karol Nawrocki, the sovereignist and pro-Russian candidate, narrowly wins against liberal rival Rafal Trzaskowski in the presidential second round

In Poland's presidential election, Karol Nawrocki emerged victorious with 50.89% of the vote, narrowly defeating the liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%, after an extremely close race that kept the country in tension.

The result was announced by the Polish news agency Pap, citing data from the National Election Commission after all polling stations were counted. The turnout was 71.63%.

Close runoff and political clash in Poland

The elections took place in a polarized political climate, where Nawrocki, a nationalist and Eurosceptic figure, represented the hard-line conservative line, while Trzaskowski advocated a pro-European and liberal vision.

A country divided between East and West

This election race highlighted the deep political divide in Poland, a strategic country on the eastern border of NATO and the European Union.

The result confirms the divide between urban areas, which support the liberals, and rural areas that vote for the nationalists.

What is expected now for Poland?

Nawrocki's victory is expected to push Poland towards a more nationalist path, with more focus on sovereignty and less on European integration. Karol Nawrocki has received direct support from US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, which implies a more pronounced orientation towards conservative international policies.

Trzaskowski was a candidate of Tusk's Civic Coalition.

For Tusk, the loss is severe and risks compromising his reform agenda to leave behind the years of PiS rule. The president can veto laws passed in parliament, something that outgoing President Andrzej Duda, close to PiS, has done frequently since Tusk returned to power.

"The process of repairing the rule of law in Poland has just become significantly more difficult," explained Jakub Jaraczewski, an expert at the NGO Democracy Reporting International, on the Bluesky platform.

"I expect President Nawrocki to be even less cooperative than Duda," he added.

The goal of a return to an independent judiciary could be compromised.

Nawrocki will also try to reopen the doors of government to PiS.

Tusk's coalition may not last long after his defeat in the presidential election.

So who is Karol Nawrocki?

Karol Nawrocki, a conservative-leaning historian, built an image of "tough" during the election campaign through videos at shooting ranges and boxing gyms.

While his liberal rival, Rafal Trzaskowski, emphasized ties with the European Union, Nawrocki emphasized relations with the US, meeting with Donald Trump at the White House and securing the US president's support for his candidacy.

Nawrock's past has been the subject of fierce public debate, following several negative media reports. Questions have been raised about how he obtained an apartment from a pensioner and an admission that he participated in organized fights.

"All my sporting activities have been based on the strength of my heart, my muscles, my fists," said Nawrocki, who was an amateur boxer, during a debate where he faced reports of involvement in mass brawls organized by football hooligans.

"It was a fair race, regardless of the form," he said, according to Reuters.

He presented the electoral process as a referendum on the government, which he described as a metropolitan elite disconnected from the problems of the people.

Analysts say Nawrocki is likely to follow in the footsteps of outgoing President Andrzej Duda, who used his veto power to block the pro-European government's efforts to roll back previous judicial reforms, which the EU has criticized as a threat to the independence of Poland's judiciary.


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