Poland's Presidential Race Takes Shape with Key Candidates Announced
Historian Karol Nawrocki and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski emerge as frontrunners in a pivotal election that could reshape Poland's political landscape.
- Karol Nawrocki, a historian and head of Poland's Institute of National Remembrance, has been named the presidential candidate for the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party.
- The governing Civic Coalition has selected Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski as its candidate, following an internal primary against Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
- The election, scheduled for May 2025, is seen as critical for the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose legislative agenda has been obstructed by the veto power of current PiS-aligned President Andrzej Duda.
- Nawrocki, a nonpartisan figure backed by PiS, has emphasized patriotism and criticized EU policies, while Trzaskowski has focused on progressive reforms and overcoming Poland's political polarization.
- Polls suggest a likely runoff between Trzaskowski and Nawrocki, with the result expected to significantly influence Poland's democratic trajectory and relations with the European Union.
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