Overview

• Karol Nawrocki secured the presidency with 50.89 percent of the vote to Rafał Trzaskowski’s 49.11 percent in the June 1 runoff
• The PiS-endorsed historian ran on a platform of national sovereignty, Catholic values and resistance to deeper EU integration and Ukraine’s NATO or EU membership
• Though largely ceremonial, the presidency gives Nawrocki veto power that could stall Prime Minister Tusk’s judicial reforms and aid package for Ukraine
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called a parliamentary confidence vote to assess his government’s ability to advance legislation under the new president
• Observers say Nawrocki’s victory underscores Law and Justice’s resilience ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections and may heighten tensions with Brussels and Kyiv