Karol Nawrocki, president
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Karol Nawrocki, a right-wing nationalist, flipped exit poll results and defeated Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.
Here’s what to know about Poland’s presidential runoff, which sets up a showdown between the governing party and resurgent nationalists.
Polish nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki won Sunday's second round of presidential election with 50.89% of votes, the electoral commission said early on Monday on its website.
Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative, as its next president — a win that signals a turn to the right in one of the European Union's member states.
“In the first round of the election, you had only 60 percent of people voting for the two strongest candidates,” Buras said. “That was the lowest joint result of the two top candidates in the history of Polish presidential elections. Which means many ...
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Poland was voting on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will determine whether the country cements its place in the mainstream of the European Union or turns toward Donald Trump-style nationalism.
Poles are set to vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election with major implications for the country's role in Europe and for abortion and LGBTQ rights.