Overview

• The second round on June 1 features pro-EU liberal Rafal Trzaskowski against nationalist conservative Karol Nawrocki.
• A final poll shows Trzaskowski at 50.6% and Nawrocki at 49.4%, suggesting the outcome may hinge on a tight margin and delayed results.
• Trzaskowski’s campaign pledges to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples and relax Poland’s near-total abortion ban.
• Nawrocki admires Donald Trump, opposes Ukraine’s NATO membership and faces allegations of an opaque property deal and past involvement in introducing prostitutes to a hotel.
• The president’s veto authority could decide the fate of Donald Tusk’s judicial and social reform agenda and shape Poland’s stance within the EU.