Right Wing Trump Ally Elected President Of Poland

June 2, 2025 European Union, Politics

The Associated Press reports:

Conservative Karol Nawrocki won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count on Monday. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. Nawrocki has most recently been the head of the Institute of National Remembrance, which embraces nationalist historical narratives.

Nawrocki’s supporters describe him as the embodiment of traditional, patriotic values. Those who oppose secular trends, including LGBTQ+ visibility, have embraced him, viewing him as a reflection of the values they grew up with.

Nawrocki’s candidacy was clouded by allegations of past connections to criminal figures and his participation in a violent street brawl. He denies the criminal links but was unapologetic about the street fight, saying he had taken part in various “noble” fights in his life.

The New York Times reports:

The Polish runoff came just two weeks after voters in Romania rejected a nationalist candidate in a presidential election, a result that raised the hopes of Polish liberals that Europe’s right-wing populist wave was receding.

Mr. Nawrocki’s win left those hopes shattered and will also disappoint mainstream forces in the European Union, which are aligned with Mr. Tusk, a former senior official in Brussels with strongly pro-European views. Mr. Nawrocki received strong backing during the campaign from like-minded foreigners, including supporters of President Trump.

Speaking just days before the election at a gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, near the Polish city of Rzeszow, Mr. Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, urged Polish voters to chose Mr. Nawrocki over Mr. Trzaskowski, deriding the Warsaw mayor as a “socialist” and “a train wreck of a leader.”

There’s a deep dive at the AP link above.



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