In a victory for European conservatives inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, Nawrocki secured 50.89% of the vote, election commission data showed, an outcome that presages more political gridlock as he is likely to use his presidential veto to thwart Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal policy agenda.
Nawrocki’s rival, Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal Warsaw mayor who was standing for Tusk’s ruling Civic Coalition (KO), got 49.11%, the data showed. Both candidates had declared victory immediately after the publication of an exit poll late on Sunday that showed the result would be very close.
“The referendum on the dismissal of the Tusk government has been won,“ PiS lawmaker Jacek Sasin wrote on X.
Nawrocki, like his predecessor Duda, is expected to block any attempts by the Tusk government to liberalise abortion or reform the judiciary. The EU took the previous PiS government to court over its judicial reforms, saying they undermined the rule of law and democratic standards.
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Congratulations poured in from other nationalist and eurosceptic politicians in the region. The defeated hard-right candidate in Romania’s election, George Simion, wrote on X “Poland WON”, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hailed a “fantastic victory”.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was convinced the EU could continue its “very good cooperation” with Poland.
Nawrocki, 42, a newcomer to politics who previously ran a national remembrance institute, campaigned on a promise to ensure economic and social policies favour Poles over other nationalities, including refugees from neighbouring Ukraine.
While Poland’s parliament holds most power, the president can veto legislation, and the vote was being watched closely in Ukraine as well as Russia, the United States and the EU.
“This may be a big challenge for the government, which will be blocked when it comes to good initiatives,“ he told state news channel TVP Info.
Turnout was 71.31%, the electoral commission said, a record for the second round of a presidential election.
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