Overview

• In his inauguration speech, President Karol Nawrocki pledged to defend Polish sovereignty by never ceding competences to the EU or supporting euro adoption.
• He committed to an unwavering NATO alliance while ruling out Ukrainian membership and calling for a beefed-up Polish military.
• Nawrocki unveiled plans for a national constitutional reform debate to shape a new charter by 2030.
• Backed by Law and Justice and U.S. President Donald Trump, the 42-year-old historian-turned-politician holds veto power that could stall Tusk’s centrist reform agenda.
• His ultraconservative stance sets the stage for a stalemate with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-European government.