Right-wing candidate Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election - setback for pro-EU Tusk
Karol Nawrocki, presidential candidate for the right-wing nationalist party Law and Justice, will become the new president of Poland. This is clear after all the votes have been counted, Polish media report.
Nawrocki received 50.89 percent of the vote against centrist candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, who received 49.11 percent. The result is seen as a major setback for incumbent Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who will once again have to deal with an opposition president with veto power.
There was some confusion during the evening and night as both candidates declared themselves winners. Initial exit polls showed a narrow lead for Trzaskowski, but the pendulum later swung in Nawrocki's favor.
von der Leyen: Convinced of good cooperation
The EU is convinced that a “very good cooperation” with Poland will continue with the newly elected President Karol Nawrocki. This is what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen writes on X.
“Let us work to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home,” writes von der Leyen.
Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election in Poland yesterday by a small margin over his competitor Rafal Trzaskowski. The fact that Nawrocki, from the right-wing nationalist Law and Justice, was elected means a headache for Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He now needs to deal with a president from the opposition with veto power.
Analysis: The future of the EU is shaped with every election
Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the Polish presidential election is the latest victory for right-wing nationalism in the tug-of-war that now defines Europe, writes Joan Källgren in an analysis for TV4.
He draws comparisons with Romania, which two weeks ago faced a choice of path in which the pro-EU side won. And in several countries the question of the EU is just as polarizing.
“The tug-of-war continues. With every election, every vote, the future of the EU is being shaped,” he writes.
Sveriges Radio’s Brussels correspondent, Andreas Liljeheden, says that the Polish election has been about whether the country should take another step towards the EU or keep a nationalist president. It ended up with the latter. From the EU’s perspective, the problem is that Poland has shown a lack of respect for the principles of the rule of law, says Liljeheden.
“That is what is seen as the problem in Brussels,” he continues.
Karol Nawrocki, presidential candidate for the right-wing nationalist party Law and Justice, will become the new president of Poland. This is clear after all the votes have been counted, Polish media report.
Nawrocki received 50.89 percent of the vote against centrist candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, who received 49.11 percent. The result is seen as a major setback for incumbent Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who will once again have to deal with an opposition president with veto power.
There was some confusion during the evening and night as both candidates declared themselves winners. Initial exit polls showed a narrow lead for Trzaskowski, but the pendulum later swung in Nawrocki's favor.
von der Leyen: Convinced of good cooperation
The EU is convinced that a “very good cooperation” with Poland will continue with the newly elected President Karol Nawrocki. This is what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen writes on X.
“Let us work to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home,” writes von der Leyen.
Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election in Poland yesterday by a small margin over his competitor Rafal Trzaskowski. The fact that Nawrocki, from the right-wing nationalist Law and Justice, was elected means a headache for Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He now needs to deal with a president from the opposition with veto power.
Analysis: The future of the EU is shaped with every election
Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the Polish presidential election is the latest victory for right-wing nationalism in the tug-of-war that now defines Europe, writes Joan Källgren in an analysis for TV4.
He draws comparisons with Romania, which two weeks ago faced a choice of path in which the pro-EU side won. And in several countries the question of the EU is just as polarizing.
“The tug-of-war continues. With every election, every vote, the future of the EU is being shaped,” he writes.
Sveriges Radio’s Brussels correspondent, Andreas Liljeheden, says that the Polish election has been about whether the country should take another step towards the EU or keep a nationalist president. It ended up with the latter. From the EU’s perspective, the problem is that Poland has shown a lack of respect for the principles of the rule of law, says Liljeheden.
“That is what is seen as the problem in Brussels,” he continues.
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