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Saudi Gazette
3 days ago
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election
WARSAW — Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland's weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. The close race had the country on edge since a first round two weeks earlier and through the night into Monday, revealing deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union. The outcome indicates that Poland can be expected to take a more nationalist path under its new president, who was backed by US President Donald Trump. A first exit poll initially showed Trzaskowski with a slight lead over conservative historian Nawrocki, but two hours later an updated 'late poll' showed Nawrocki winning 50.7%, more than Trzaskowski with 49.3% Turnout was 72.8% — higher than the 67.3% reported in the first round on 18 May. Voting started at 7 am and ended at 9 a conference at 6:30 pm, the chairman of the Polish National Electoral Commission said incidents had been reported during the voting, with "232 possible offences" taking runoff follows a tightly contested first round of voting on May 18, in which Trzaskowski won just over 31% and Nawrocki nearly 30%.Though the final result was still unclear on Sunday evening with the two locked in a near dead heat, both men claimed to have won in meetings with their supporters in Warsaw.'We won,' Trzaskowski told his supporters to chants of 'Rafał, Rafał.''This is truly a special moment in Poland's history. I am convinced that it will allow us to move forward and focus on the future,' Trzaskowski said. 'I will be your president.'Nawrocki, speaking to his supporters at a separate event in Warsaw, said he believed he was on track to win. 'We will win and save Poland,' he said. 'We must win tonight.'The new president will have significant influence over whether Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist government can fulfill its agenda, given the presidential power to veto laws. — Euronews
DW
3 days ago
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- DW
Poland: Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins presidential vote – DW – 06/02/2025
06/02/2025 June 2, 2025 Nawrocki set for narrow win: reports According to Polish media reports, the conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki has won the run-off election for president. Major Polish media outlets such as the newspaper Rzeczpospolita and the news portal based this on the count of more than 99% of the votes by the Polish National Electoral Commission. Nawrocki secured 50.89% of the vote, while Trzaskowski received 49.11%, they said. The Electoral Commission said on its website that it had counted all of the votes and would officially announce the results later on Monday. Poland's president mainly has a ceremonial role. However, the president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, can veto government bills, has a right to a say in the country's foreign policy and can propose new legislation. Donald Tusk's pro-EU coalition government attempts at reform have been blocked several times by current conservative incumbent president, Andrzej Duda.
DW
3 days ago
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- DW
Poland: Karol Nawrocki expected to win presidential vote – DW – 06/02/2025
06/02/2025 June 2, 2025 Nawrocki set for narrow win: reports According to Polish media reports, the conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki has won the run-off election for president. Major Polish media outlets such as the newspaper Rzeczpospolita and the news portal based this on the count of more than 99% of the votes by the Polish National Electoral Commission. Nawrocki secured 50.89% of the vote, while Trzaskowski received 49.11%, they said. The Electoral Commission said on its website that it had counted all of the votes and would officially announce the results later on Monday. Poland's president mainly has a ceremonial role. However, the president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, can veto government bills, has a right to a say in the country's foreign policy and can propose new legislation. Donald Tusk's pro-EU coalition government attempts at reform have been blocked several times by current conservative incumbent president, Andrzej Duda.
Euronews
3 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Conservative Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election
Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland's weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. The close race had the country on edge since a first round two weeks earlier and through the night into Monday, revealing deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union. The outcome indicates that Poland can be expected to take a more nationalist path under its new president, who was backed by US President Donald Trump. A first exit poll initially showed Trzaskowski with a slight lead over conservative historian Nawrocki, but two hours later an updated 'late poll' showed Nawrocki winning 50.7%, more than Trzaskowski with 49.3% Turnout was 72.8% - higher than the 67.3% reported in the first round on 18 May. Voting started at 7 am and ended at 9 pm. At a conference at 6:30 pm, the chairman of the Polish National Electoral Commission said incidents had been reported during the voting, with "232 possible offences" taking place. The runoff follows a tightly contested first round of voting on May 18, in which Trzaskowski won just over 31% and Nawrocki nearly 30%. Though the final result was still unclear on Sunday evening with the two locked in a near dead heat, both men claimed to have won in meetings with their supporters in Warsaw. 'We won,' Trzaskowski told his supporters to chants of 'Rafał, Rafał.' 'This is truly a special moment in Poland's history. I am convinced that it will allow us to move forward and focus on the future,' Trzaskowski said. 'I will be your president.' Nawrocki, speaking to his supporters at a separate event in Warsaw, said he believed he was on track to win. 'We will win and save Poland,' he said. 'We must win tonight.' The new president will have significant influence over whether Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist government can fulfil its agenda, given the presidential power to veto laws. This is a developing story and our journalists will update it as more news comes in.
Euronews
3 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Poland election's first exit polls show race still too close to call
A preliminary exit poll prepared by the Ipsos research centre has shown liberal pro-EU candidate Rafał Trzaskowski to be ahead by a razor-thin margin in the presidential election's second round with 50.3% of the vote. His conservative opponent Karol Nawrocki won 49.7% of the vote. The final result is too close to call at this stage, with a more comprehensive count expected on Monday morning. Turnout was 72.8% - higher than the 67.3% reported in the first round on 18 May. Voting started at 7 am and ended at 9 pm. At a conference at 6:30 pm, the chairman of the Polish National Electoral Commission said incidents had been reported during the voting, with "232 possible offences" taking place. The exit poll data was collected by the Ipsos research centre on behalf of three television stations: TVP, TVN and Polsat. This is a developing story and our journalists will update it as more news comes in.
