Overview

• Karol Nawrocki secured 50.89% of the vote against Rafał Trzaskowski’s 49.11%, with the national electoral commission confirming the final result on June 2.
• Voter turnout reached 71.63% in the second round, marking a record rate for a Polish presidential runoff.
• Nawrocki, a 42-year-old historian and former head of the Institute of National Remembrance, was backed by the Law and Justice party and endorsed by US President Donald Trump.
• He holds veto power over legislation and influence over foreign policy, powers that could create deadlock with Tusk’s centrist government.
• He has pledged to block Ukraine’s bids to join NATO and the EU, raising concerns about a shift in Poland’s relations with Kyiv and Brussels.