Calls to renegotiate coalition agreement after victory in Poland presidential election for rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki – as it happened
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Leaders of parties forming Tusk government to discuss coalition arrangements after Nawrocki’s victory over Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski

The populist-right opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice party (PiS), has won Poland’s presidential election, defeating his pro-European rival Rafał Trzaskowski, in a nail-bitingly close contest.

Official results showed Nawrocki took 50.89% of votes in the runoff, with Trzaskowski on 49.11%.

Nawrocki’s victory is a major blow for the coalition government led by Donald Tusk and is expected to prolong the current political deadlock in the country as well as complicate the country’s position in Europe.

  • Michal@programming.devEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    Tough. I remember checking exit polls yesterday and Trzaskowski was in the lead, just to lose it in the late poll 2 hours later.

    I’m not entirely sure what enticed people to vote for Nawrocki. Did they fear the majority having absolute power? We’ve seen the questionable tactics they used to take back the national TV from PiS. I haven’t really followed polish politics since then.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      22·
      6 days ago

      The frustrating part is that the populace doesn’t seem to remember all of the other “questionable tactics” PiS used for a lot of other things.

      Wouldn’t be terribly shocked to learn that Russia is leaning on the scales here, tbh.