Trump-backed conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election World Jun 2, 2025 9:55 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative Karol Nawrocki won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election , according to the final vote count on Monday. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%.

The race had Poland on edge since a first round of voting two weeks earlier, revealing deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union.

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An early exit poll released Sunday evening suggested Trzaskowski was headed to victory before updated polling began to reverse the pictu

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