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Wall Street Journal
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Pro-European Candidate Expected to Defeat MAGA-Style Politician in Romania
The mayor of Romania's capital of Bucharest is expected to win the country's presidential election, according to exit polls, placing a staunch pro-European politician in power in a NATO ally bordering Ukraine. The potential victory of Nicusor Dan in Sunday's election over George Simion, who praised President Trump and promised to 'Make Romania Great Again,' would cap months of political instability in the country, which hosts two North Atlantic Treaty Organization bases and a major air-defense system.
The Advertiser
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Polish presidential vote tests PM's European vision
Poles were voting in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or steps towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off on June 1 if no candidate wins more than 50 per cent. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the left. The Polish first-round vote takes place on the same day as a second-round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again", faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union as the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7am on Sunday (0500 GMT) and close at 9pm, with some 29 million people eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie Tusk's efforts to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. "I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners ... within NATO and the EU," he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. "I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign ... I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us." Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBTQI marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. "The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw ... 1000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy," he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II. Poles were voting in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or steps towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off on June 1 if no candidate wins more than 50 per cent. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the left. The Polish first-round vote takes place on the same day as a second-round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again", faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union as the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7am on Sunday (0500 GMT) and close at 9pm, with some 29 million people eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie Tusk's efforts to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. "I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners ... within NATO and the EU," he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. "I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign ... I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us." Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBTQI marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. "The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw ... 1000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy," he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II. Poles were voting in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or steps towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off on June 1 if no candidate wins more than 50 per cent. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the left. The Polish first-round vote takes place on the same day as a second-round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again", faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union as the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7am on Sunday (0500 GMT) and close at 9pm, with some 29 million people eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie Tusk's efforts to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. "I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners ... within NATO and the EU," he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. "I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign ... I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us." Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBTQI marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. "The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw ... 1000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy," he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II. Poles were voting in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or steps towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off on June 1 if no candidate wins more than 50 per cent. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the left. The Polish first-round vote takes place on the same day as a second-round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again", faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union as the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7am on Sunday (0500 GMT) and close at 9pm, with some 29 million people eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie Tusk's efforts to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. "I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners ... within NATO and the EU," he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. "I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign ... I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us." Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBTQI marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. "The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw ... 1000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy," he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II.
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First Post
18-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Polish voters face stark choice between EU integration and nationalist revival
Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics across Europe, and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party read more A woman votes during the first round of Poland's presidential election at a polling station in Warsaw, Poland. Reuters Poles were voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, or take a step towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics across Europe, and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, who is backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off, due on June 1, if no candidate wins over 50%. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the Left. The Polish first round vote takes place on the same day as a second round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to 'Make Romania Great Again', faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union at the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) and close at 9 p.m. Around 29 million people are eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie efforts by Tusk to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. 'END THE CHAOS' 'I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners… within NATO and the EU,' he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. 'I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign… I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us.' Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBT marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw… 1,000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy,' he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War Two.
West Australian
18-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Polish presidential vote tests PM's European vision
Poles were voting in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or steps towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off on June 1 if no candidate wins more than 50 per cent. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the left. The Polish first-round vote takes place on the same day as a second-round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again", faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union as the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7am on Sunday (0500 GMT) and close at 9pm, with some 29 million people eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie Tusk's efforts to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. "I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners ... within NATO and the EU," he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. "I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign ... I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us." Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBTQI marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. "The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw ... 1000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy," he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II.
Perth Now
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Polish presidential vote tests PM's European vision
Poles were voting in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or steps towards bringing back the nationalist admirers of US President Donald Trump. Trump's return to power has energised eurosceptics and Sunday's ballot will be the sternest test of Tusk's pro-European vision since he came to power in 2023, ousting the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The election pits Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk's Civic Coalition, against conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS. Trzaskowski has been cast as the frontrunner, likely to face Nawrocki in a run-off on June 1 if no candidate wins more than 50 per cent. Media blackout laws forbid the publication of opinion poll results from early on Saturday until voting ends on Sunday. Also competing are far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen from the Confederation party, Parliament Speaker Szymon Holownia of the centre-right Poland 2050 and Magdalena Biejat from the left. The Polish first-round vote takes place on the same day as a second-round presidential run-off in Romania, where George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again", faces centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan. A victory for two eurosceptic candidates would send shockwaves through the European Union as the bloc grapples with the twin challenges of Russia's invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour Ukraine and Trump's tariffs. Polls in Poland opened at 7am on Sunday (0500 GMT) and close at 9pm, with some 29 million people eligible to vote. The Polish president has limited executive powers but can veto legislation. That has allowed outgoing President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, to stymie Tusk's efforts to undo judicial changes implemented under the PiS, which Tusk says hamper democracy. Trzaskowski has pledged to cement Poland's role as a major player at the heart of European policymaking and work with the government to roll back PiS's judicial changes. "I would definitely strengthen relations with our partners ... within NATO and the EU," he told state broadcaster TVP Info on Friday. "I will also ask lawmakers to give me the bills Duda vetoed to sign ... I also hope that we will end the chaos in the justice system that PiS left us." Nawrocki's campaign was rocked by allegations, which he denies, that he deceived an elderly man into selling him a flat in return for a promise of care he did not provide. But Trump showed support by meeting Nawrocki in the White House. Nawrocki casts the election as a chance to stop Tusk achieving unchecked power and push back against liberal values represented by Trzaskowski, who as Warsaw mayor patronised LGBTQI marches and took down Christian crosses from public buildings. "The cross that my opponent took down in Warsaw ... 1000 years of heritage of the Polish state, is our strength, is our energy," he told a rally in the eastern city of Lublin. Unlike some other eurosceptics in central Europe, Nawrocki supports military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia. However, he has tapped into anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some Poles weary of an influx of refugees from their neighbour. He has said Polish citizens should get priority in public services and criticised Kyiv's attitude to exhumations of the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II.
