Karol Nawrocki wins: Poland chooses conservative presidents!

Karol Nawrocki wins: Poland chooses conservative presidents!

The Polish presidential election on June 2, 2025 shaked up the political landscapes in both Poland and in Europe with the victory of Karol Nawrocki. Nawrocki, a 42-year-old non-party candidate who is supported by the national conservative opposition party PIS, was able to prevail in the runoff election with 50.89 percent against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who received 49.11 percent of the vote. The result was announced on Monday morning, and the turnout was 72.8 percent in remarkable, more than three percentage points higher than in the election five years ago. The increase in registrations under foreign poles, where 115,000 eligible voters were entitled to vote, was particularly striking compared to around 70,000 in the election 2020.

The choice is considered a decisive course for poles and Europe. Before the election, surveys recently showed that Nawrocki and Trzaskowski were almost on the same way. While Trzaskowski won the first ballot at 31.4 percent before Nawrocki (29.5 percent), the outcome of the runoff election was shaped by intensive political arguments. Trzaskowski had celebrated with his followers prematurely, although the first results were being hoped for his hopes.

international reactions and implications

The first reactions from Germany and the USA are not long in coming. Paul Ziemiak from the CDU indicates that Nawrocki's center-left government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk could cause difficulties. This assumption is supported by the analysis by Newsweek Polska, which points out that the TUSK government is in danger because it does not have its own president. In addition, Nawrocki is viewed by the Donald Trump and the Maga movement as an ally, which could possibly change the geopolitical situation for the support of Poland for Ukraine.

is important that the president in Poland has more powers than his German counterpart and the office is among the army commander -in -chief. This is what Nawrocki, like many observers, gives the opportunity to block pro-European government plans and hinder reform-political advances of the TUSK government. Kristi Noem, the Minister of Homeland Protection of the United States, also traveled to Poland to make election advertising for Nawrocki and to describe Trzaskowski as a "socialist" and "catastrophe".

a shared voter field

The electorate in Poland is very polarized. A sociologist describes the voters in three groups: the stable supporters of the PIS, the supporters of the citizens' coalition against the PIS and those that are annoyed by both sides. While Trzaskowski aims to mobilize the non -selected population, Nawrocki says that he has to win right -wing extremists. Sławomir Mentzen, an outdoor right-wing candidate, could act as a royal maker by demanding obligations from both candidates, of which Nawrocki has already distanced himself by commenting against the Green Deal and the EU contract Mercosur In summary, Poland is now facing an uncertain future under the leadership of Karol Nawrocki, who has to prove due to his election how he can manage the various claims and political expectations in the coming years. The challenges are enormous, especially at a time when the geopolitical tensions increase and the role of Poland in Europe is observed.

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