In the presidential elections in Poland, the representative of the opposition conservative party "Law and Justice" Karol Nawrocki won. The National Electoral Commission of Poland announced the results of counting 100% of the polling stations. The director of the Institute of National Remembrance, Nawrocki, received 50.89% of the votes, while his opponent, the mayor of Warsaw and ally of the government led by Donald Tusk, Rafal Trzaskowski, received 49.11% of the votes.
The voter turnout in the second round of the presidential elections was a record 71.6%.
Meanwhile, among Poles voting abroad, Rafal Trzaskowski won with a result of 63.49%. Karol Nawrocki was supported by 36.51% of the voters. The turnout abroad was also exceptionally high, at 84.26%.
After the voting ended on Sunday, Karol Nawrocki promised to "unite the patriotic camp in Poland, the camp of people who want a normal Poland without illegal migrants".
Reuters notes that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will find an ally in Nawrocki. Earlier, Polish media wrote that the politician sympathizes with Trump and criticizes Ukrainian refugees.
Although most of the power in Poland is held by the parliament, the president can veto laws. On the social network X, the current president Andrzej Duda, also a conservative, thanked Poles for turning out in large numbers for the elections. "Thank you! For participating in the presidential elections. For the turnout. For fulfilling your civic duty. For taking responsibility for Poland. Congratulations to the winner! Hold on, Poland!" wrote Duda.
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