Overview

• Karol Nawrocki won the June 1 runoff with 50.89% of the vote, defeating pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk has scheduled a parliamentary confidence vote for June 11 to secure his coalition after Nawrocki’s victory.
• Nawrocki campaigned under the slogan “Poland First, Poles First” on an anti-EU, pro-Trump platform and has vowed to play an active role in foreign and defense policy through veto powers.
• Nawrocki opposes Ukraine’s bid to join NATO and strongly criticized Tusk’s policies on aid for Ukrainian refugees.
• Analysts warn his presidency could further strain Poland’s ties with the European Union and heighten political gridlock ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections.