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Poland election results: Who won, who lost, what’s next

Poland elected right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki, who won a narrow victory against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.

Al Jazeera

Orbán and Le Pen cheer Karol Nawrocki’s election as Polish president

Far-right leaders congratulate nationalist candidate as result deals blow to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU agenda

The Guardian - UK

Who is Karol Nawrocki? Conservative historian becomes Poland’s next president

The conservative historian won Poland's presidential election after cultivating a tough-guy image during his campaign

The Independent UK

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Who is Poland's newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki?

The conservative candidate beat liberal Rafał Trzaskowski with a narrow 50.89% of the vote in the presidential election runoff on Sunday.

Euronews

Populist Nawrocki’s triumph threatens Poland’s place at Europe’s top table

Victory of radical-right candidate could seriously destabilise the coalition government of pro-EU prime minister Donald Tusk

The Guardian - UK

LGBT+ rights in Poland: 'We are patient, but our patience has its limits'

As Poland prepares to go to the polls in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, filmmaker and activist Bartosz Staszewski, a leading figure in the country's LGBT+ movement, looks back on difficult years under the previous right-wing government, but says that change is under way in Polish…

Radio France Internationale

Polish presidential candidates neck and neck on eve of runoff vote

National tensions over future of Poland play out in Siekierczyn, where a single vote determined the first round

The Guardian - UK

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High stakes as Poland heads to round two of presidential election

The country’s choice of its next president will likely determine whether government can get vital reforms through.

Al Jazeera

Presidential vote likely to determine Poland’s place on the EU stage

Close-run race between pro-EU and nationalist candidates pits liberal vision against a radical-right, EU-critical stance

The Guardian - UK

Poland presidential debate puts Ukraine and Europe centre stage

Rafał Trzaskowski, from the governing pro-EU coalition, faces Eurosceptic populist rightwing historian Karol Nawrocki ahead of run-off

The Guardian - UK

Why did nationalist parties do so well in the first round of Poland's presidential election?

The nationalist presidential candidates Slawomir Mentzen and Grzegorz Braun won a combined total of almost 21 per cent of the vote.

Euronews

Romania, Poland, Portugal election results: Who are the winners and losers?

Pro-EU forces prevail on electoral ‘super Sunday’, but far right gains ground.

Al Jazeera

Donald Tusk: next two weeks will ‘decide future of Poland’

Prime minister issues warning after closer than anticipated first round forces presidential runoff vote on 1 June

The Guardian - UK

Right-wing populists hopeful after first round of Polish presidential election

Centrist and right-wing nationalist hopefuls contesting Poland’s presidential election runoff began a final fight for votes on Monday as the contest proved much narrower than opinion polls had predicted.

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Al Jazeera

Poland set for tight presidential election after centrist takes first round

Governing party’s pro-EU candidate and a right-wing nationalist are set for a decisive second-round showdown on June 1.

Euronews

Exit polls: Rafał Trzaskowski to narrowly win Polish presidential election first round

According to preliminary exit polls, the mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski won the first round of the presidential election in Poland on Sunday, followed by Karol Nawrocki. The two politicians will face each other in the second round on 1 June.

The Guardian - UK

Centrist Warsaw mayor narrowly ahead in first round of Polish presidential race

Rafał Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by populist right, both claim about 30% of vote as runoff looms

The Guardian - UK

Tusk’s coalition hopes to win over frustrated voters as Poland decides next president

Rafał Trzaskowski still favourite to win as first round begins, despite KO’s slow progress on promises since 2023

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Radio France Internationale

Polish presidential vote tests whether PM's European vision is Trump-proof

Poles were voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, or take a step towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - UK

‘The same faces, swapping places’: Polish candidates aim to break two-party hold on power

Libertarian far-right Sławomir Mentzen and hard-left Adrian Zandberg among challengers as country prepares to vote in presidential election

International Business Times

France, Poland Sign Treaty With Mutual Defence Pledge

France and Poland on Friday signed a treaty committing both sides to mutual assistance in case of an attack by an aggressor, strengthening ties between the EU heavyweights in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

‘They are people’: asylum seekers caught up in ‘hybrid war’ at Poland-Belarus border

Poland says it is under attack from its eastern neighbour, and its razor-wire fence reflects EU’s harsher migration stance

The Guardian - UK

Why Poland’s Donald Tusk is best placed to be Europe’s ‘Trump whisperer’

Poland’s prime minister has the advantage of being well respected on both sides of the Atlantic, says Paul Taylor, a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Donald Tusk’s Polish revival masks deeper divisions with German neighbours

Warsaw’s return to the European mainstream with presidency of the EU Council may not be quite what it seems

The Guardian - UK

Deeply polarised Poland gears up for make-or-break election

Next May’s presidential vote is in effect a referendum on whether Donald Tusk’s government can rule freely

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