Overview
- A new Opinia24 poll gives Rafał Trzaskowski 51 percent against Karol Nawrocki’s 48 percent as the June 1 runoff approaches.
- Slawomir Mentzen’s roughly 15 percent share from the first round makes his supporters the key to victory for both finalists.
- Trzaskowski publicly rejected Mentzen’s demands to rule out NATO membership for Ukraine, while Nawrocki endorsed all eight of Mentzen’s points.
- Both candidates are courting US support, explicitly seeking endorsement from President Donald Trump to reinforce Poland’s security against Russian threats.
- Nawrocki has intensified accusations that Trzaskowski answers to Germany, reviving the ‘German card’ to question his loyalties.