Relief in Europe as Poland 'rejects Trump-style president for pro-Brussels candidate'

Voters in Poland appear to have handed the presidency to liberal pro-EU candidate Rafał Trzaskowski, who has claimed victory after scraping past rightwing historian Karol Nawrocki in the first exit poll. However, Nawrocki has refused to concede defeat …

Poland: Vote too close to call, Trzaskowski claims victory

Skip next section Exit poll in Poland's presidential runoff is too close to call 06/01/2025June 1, 2025Exit poll in Poland's presidential runoff is too close to call As polls closed in Poland's presidential runoff election, exit polls …

An exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff shows that the race is too close to call

Poland votes in tight race between pro-EU and nationalist visions

WARSAW: Poland was voting on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will determine whether the country cements its place in the mainstream of the European Union or turns toward Donald Trump-style nationalism. Both Rafal Trzaskowski of ruling …

Exit poll shows Poland’s pivotal presidential election too close to call

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Exit poll in Poland’s presidential run-off shows race too close to call

An exit poll in Poland’s presidential run-off showed that the race was still too close to call. The results could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union. An Ipsos exit poll released when the voting ended …

Poland’s soaring economy sets stage for tight presidential race as US, EU watch closely

Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and a Polish presidential candidate, discusses the need for European nations to increase defense spending, the relationship between the U.S. and Poland, the upcoming presidential election and global trade. Poland is …

LGBT+ rights in Poland: 'We are patient, but our patience ha...

As Poland prepares to go to the polls in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, filmmaker and activist Bartosz Staszewski, a leading figure in the country's LGBT+ movement, looks back on difficult years under the previous right-wing …

Poland on a knife’s edge as exit poll shows a near tie in runoff

“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 …

Poland braces for knife-edge presidential run-off in wide o...

Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, with a margin of error that leaves the …