Poland faces government gridlock after far-right candidate wins presidency
Europe's right-wing politicians and their allies in the Trump administration cheered the razor-thin victory of conservative nationalist Karol Nawrocki in Poland's presidential election Sunday.
For Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and centrist European Union leaders in Brussels, Nawrocki's 50.89-percent-to-49.11-percent win over liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski showed just how difficult it can be to reverse course once a country has embraced the grip of authoritarian populists.
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