High stakes as Poland heads to round two of presidential election The country’s choice of its next president will likely determine whether government can get vital reforms through. Al Jazeera · May 30, 2025
Presidential vote likely to determine Poland’s place on the EU stage Close-run race between pro-EU and nationalist candidates pits liberal vision against a radical-right, EU-critical stance The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
A look at the candidates running in Poland's presidential runoff election Poland is set to hold a presidential runoff election in which a right-wing nationalist and a pro-European liberal are running neck-and neck The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
Polish Trump Fans Gather To 'Make Poland Great Again' The crowd, some with signature red hats bearing US President Donald Trump's name, cheered when the man on the stage asked if they were happy that America was becoming great again. International Business Times · May 27, 2025
Poland To Vote In Razor-tight Presidential Election Poland votes on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential runoff that will pit the pro-EU Warsaw mayor against a nationalist historian in a tight race that could extend the political deadlock in the NATO member nation. International Business Times · May 27, 2025
Thousands attend rival marches in Warsaw as Poland's presidential runoff nears A week before the second round of the Polish presidential election, two marches in support of rival candidates took place in Warsaw. Euronews · May 25, 2025
Romanian president-elect visits Poland's Tusk and endorses Trzaskowski ahead of election runoff Romanian President-elect Nicușor Dan met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Sunday morning before joining a march in support of Civic Coalition presidential election candidate Rafał Trzaskowski. Euronews · May 25, 2025
Polish presidential elections 2025 - who's leading in the polls? The second round of the Polish presidential election is set to be a tight contest between Civic Platform candidate Rafal Trzaskowski and Law and Justice-backed Karol Nawrocki. Euronews · May 25, 2025
Poland presidential debate puts Ukraine and Europe centre stage Rafał Trzaskowski, from the governing pro-EU coalition, faces Eurosceptic populist rightwing historian Karol Nawrocki ahead of run-off The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025
Why did nationalist parties do so well in the first round of Poland's presidential election? The nationalist presidential candidates Slawomir Mentzen and Grzegorz Braun won a combined total of almost 21 per cent of the vote. Euronews · May 22, 2025
Romania, Poland, Portugal election results: Who are the winners and losers? Pro-EU forces prevail on electoral ‘super Sunday’, but far right gains ground. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2025
Donald Tusk: next two weeks will ‘decide future of Poland’ Prime minister issues warning after closer than anticipated first round forces presidential runoff vote on 1 June The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Romania election: EU breathes sigh of relief after Dan defeats far-right rival Nicuşor Dan begins process of forming a government after beating George Simion, an ultranationalist who wants to halt Ukraine support The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Right-wing populists hopeful after first round of Polish presidential election Centrist and right-wing nationalist hopefuls contesting Poland’s presidential election runoff began a final fight for votes on Monday as the contest proved much narrower than opinion polls had predicted. The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Euronews · May 19, 2025 Polish presidential election: Trzaskowski and Nawrocki advance to second round Two main candidates have progressed to the second round of the Polish presidential election, with Trzaskowski at 31.2% and Nawrocki at 29.7% of the vote.
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Poland’s presidential candidates seek to broaden appeal on campaign trail after nail-biting first round vote – as it happened Pro-European centrist Rafał Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist right, each secured about 30% of the vote
The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2025 Starmer rejects claim ‘win-win’ UK-EU deal has sold out fishing sector – as it happened PM says deal is ‘good for fishing’ with reduced red tape and uncertainty caused by annual negotiations
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Centrist mayor wins Romanian presidential race over Trump-inspired nationalist Nicusor Dan defeats nationalist rival George Simion
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 AP PHOTOS: Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and a conservative historian, Karol Nawrocki, emerged as the front-runners in Poland’s presidential election Sunday, according to an exit poll, putting them on track to face off in a second round in two weeks.
Al Jazeera · May 18, 2025 Poland set for tight presidential election after centrist takes first round Governing party’s pro-EU candidate and a right-wing nationalist are set for a decisive second-round showdown on June 1.
Euronews · May 18, 2025 Exit polls: Rafał Trzaskowski to narrowly win Polish presidential election first round According to preliminary exit polls, the mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski won the first round of the presidential election in Poland on Sunday, followed by Karol Nawrocki. The two politicians will face each other in the second round on 1 June.
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025 Centrist Warsaw mayor narrowly ahead in first round of Polish presidential race Rafał Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by populist right, both claim about 30% of vote as runoff looms
Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2025 Pro-EU mayor narrowly ahead in Polish election: exit poll Pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski was tipped to narrowly win the first round of Poland's presidential election on Sunday and face a runoff against nationalist Karol Nawrocki on June 1, an exit poll showed.
Al Jazeera · May 18, 2025 Poland votes in tight presidential election Foreign policy under Prime Minister Donald Tusk, LGBTQ rights and abortion have been major issues on the campaign trail.
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025 Tusk’s coalition hopes to win over frustrated voters as Poland decides next president Rafał Trzaskowski still favourite to win as first round begins, despite KO’s slow progress on promises since 2023