The results show that nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki barely won the presidential election in Poland, and the results show that on Monday, the efforts to consolidate Warsaw's European-European orientation had a major blow to the central government.
Nawrocki received 50.89% of the vote, a result that heralded more political impasse as he would likely use his presidential veto to block Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal policy agenda.
Tusk's government has been seeking to reverse judicial reforms carried out by the previous nationalist law and justice (PIS) government, but current President Andrzej Duda (PIS Ally) has blocked its efforts.
Data shows that Navarroki's rival Rafal Trzaskowski is the liberal Warsaw mayor of the Citizens' Union (KO) representing the Ivory-ruling Citizens' Union, with a score of 49.11%. The Election Commission said the turnout was 71.31%, a record in the second round of the presidential election.
Trzaskowski said on X: “Sorry, I didn't manage to convince most citizens of their vision for Poland.
Despite the greatest powers of the Polish parliament, the president can veto legislation and influence foreign policy, and has paid close attention to the vote in the case of Ukraine as well as Russia, the United States and the European Union.
Nawrocki, like his predecessor Duda, is expected to prevent any attempts by the Ivory government to release abortion or reform the judiciary.
“Everything is on the brink of the knife,” said Patryk Marek, 32, an IT expert. “The moment is bound to be mixed together. But the margin is small, and it tells us that we are almost half the division of voters.”
Zelenskyy congratulates the winner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of the leaders who congratulated Nawrocki on Monday morning, a key role Poland sent to Kyiv's neighbors, allies and Western weapons in the war with Russia.
“I look forward to continuing to work with Presidents Poland and Presidents Navoroki,” Zelenskyy said.
Nawrocki is supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, with about 10,000 U.S. troops stationed in Poland.
Nawrocki, 42, is a newcomer to politics and formerly runs a national memorial institute, and he echoes some of Trump's language in Ukraine. He promised to continue Poland's support for Ukraine, but was critical of Zelenskyy, accusing him of exploiting allies, who opposed Ukraine's members in the Western Union.
The candidate also accuses Ukrainian refugees of taking advantage of Poland’s generosity and vows to prioritize social services such as health care and schools.
Nawrocki vowed to protect Poland's sovereignty and oppose what he said was excessive interference in the country's EU's affairs in Brussels. The EU put the former PIS government in court on its judicial reforms, saying they undermined the rule of law and democratic standards.
At a meeting with Slawomir Mentzen, the far-right candidate in the first round of the election, Navoroki signed a declaration that he would disagree with any European treaty that “destroys Poland’s status.”
Navorok Shake Accuse
Nawrocki won dominance in the final days of the presidential campaign, including past allegations of criminal figures and allegations of his involvement in violent street fights. He denied criminal connections but was unapologetic for the street fighting, saying he participated in the “noble” battles of his life.
Other nationalists and European skeptical politicians congratulated each other. The tough candidate George Simion, who was defeated in the Romanian general election, wrote on X “Win Poland”, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban praised the “wonderful victory”.
The runoff vote in Poland by Bucharest, the mayor of Bucharest, the center of Romania, was only two weeks after he hit hard rights and nationalist forces in Central Europe by winning the country's presidential election.
The results could bring momentum to the Czech Republic's European Feeling Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, who led the polls ahead of the October election. Babis provides “warm congratulations” to X.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was sure the EU could continue to cooperate “very good” with Poland.
