in World News Poland: Conservative Karol Nawrocki Scores Surprise Win in Presidential Election
Sky News: Nawrocki aligned “himself with US conservatives, including Donald Trump, and showing scepticism towards the EU.”
Europe’s Liberal elites woke up to a shock on Monday morning as Poland’s Conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki defeated his left-wing rival in a nail-biting finish.
“Nawrocki won 50.9% percent of the votes – ahead of Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski on 49.1% percent,” the BBC reported.
The outcome of the presidential election was so tight that the pro-EU candidate Trzaskowski declared himself victorious when early projections came in on Sunday night. “Trzaskowski had claimed victory after the first exit poll, while Nawrocki cautioned that the results were too close to call,” the broadcaster added.
Nawrocki, a candidate of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) opposition party, poses a serious threat to Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s coalition government, which won the 2023 parliamentary election.
Nawrocki is expected to put a damper on Prime Minister Tusk’s pro-EU woke agenda. The rival candidate, “Trzaskowski, 53, had promised to ease abortion restrictions, introduce civil partnerships for LGBT+ couples and promote constructive ties with European partners,” Sky News (UK) noted. Nawrocki, instead, has aligned “himself with US conservatives, including Donald Trump, and showing scepticism towards the EU,” the TV channel added.
I got it wrong!
Pro-Trump patriotic candidate Nawrocki secures shock victory in Poland after beating pro-EU liberal Trzaskowski!
God bless Poland!