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Polish election

Karol Nawrocki, candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election supported by Poland's right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, flashes the victory sign in front of supporters as exit polls were announced on tv during their election night event at the Mala Warszawa Theatre in Warsaw, Poland, during the second round of the presidential elections on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
June 2, 2025, 10:19 am
Conservative Holocaust revisionist Karol Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election
Nawrocki, who was backed by Trump, narrowly defeats liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski in second round runoff in major blow to PM Donald Tusk’s reform agenda
By Agencies
Supporters of Poland's presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki hold Polish flags as they gather to attend a campaign rally in Warsaw on May 25, 2025, a week ahead of the second round of presidential elections. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
May 31, 2025, 1:42 pm
Poland to vote for next president, with Holocaust history an apparent item on the ballot
In Sunday’s crucial runoff election, Warsaw’s liberal-centrist mayor faces a right-wing historian who helmed a nationalist effort to rewrite the country’s role in the Holocaust
By Shira Li Bartov
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, October 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
October 16, 2023, 11:55 pm
Polish opposition parties hold clear lead, as over two-thirds of votes reported
Centrist parties set to win majority of seats in Poland’s parliament, but weeks of uncertainty remain, as ruling party aims to form government after getting most votes
Poland's main opposition leader, former premier and head of the centrist Civic Coalition bloc Donald Tusk addresses supporters at the party's headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, after the presentation of the first exit poll results of the country's parliamentary elections, on October 15, 2023,. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
October 16, 2023, 10:18 am
Polish liberal opposition declares ‘victory for democracy’ after election exit poll
Jubilant Donald Tusk, leader of Civic Coalition, expected to have majority, ousting populist Law and Justice (PiS)
By Dario Thuburn
Demonstrators react as Polish opposition leader, former premier and head of the centrist Civic Coalition bloc, Donald Tusk (not pictured) addresses participants of a rally in Warsaw on October 1, 2023. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)
October 2, 2023, 7:44 pm
Ahead of elections, a record one million Poles hold anti-government protest in Warsaw
Right-wing Law and Justice party holds eight-point lead over Civic Coalition bloc, but opposition leaders say gap is shrinking
By Magdalena Paciorek
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)
October 1, 2023, 5:11 am
Is Poland’s government shooting itself in the foot with its cooling stance on Ukraine?
Running for reelection, the ruling Law and Justice party is flailing in every direction to keep its populist credibility, but its latest pivot may have far-reaching implications
By Paul Hockenos
Polish lawyer Roman Giertych, left, poses for a portrait in Rome, and Polish prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek, right, is photographed in Warsaw, December 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, left, Czarek Czarek Sokolowski)
December 20, 2021, 11:49 pm
Polish opposition duo hacked by Israeli NSO Group’s spyware, watchdog says
Digital sleuths claim lawyer Roman Giertych’s cellphone tapped in final weeks of 2019 election, prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek targeted in 2021 as she challenged gov’t purge of judiciary
By Frank Bajak and Vanessa Gera
Polish President Andrzej Duda flashes V-signs after addressing supporters with his wife Agata (L) as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Pultusk, Poland, on July 12, 2020 (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
August 3, 2020, 6:28 pm
Despite irregularities, Poland’s top court rules election result valid
Supreme Court received more than 5,800 complaints, mainly related to voter registration, failure to receive ballots in time and problems with voting abroad
By AFP
Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Raciaz, Poland, on July 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 16, 2020, 11:45 pm
Polish opposition challenges recent presidential election results
Civic Platform party complains to Supreme Court that state broadcaster unfairly helped incumbent Andrzej Duda defeat Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski
By AP
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda flashes a victory sign in Pultusk, Poland, on July 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 13, 2020, 10:41 am
Conservative Polish President Duda wins 2nd term after tight race
Populist incumbent’s campaign engaged in anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric, warning voters that his liberal opponent would sell out Polish families to Jewish interests
By Vanessa Gera
This combination of pictures shows Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) flashing V-signs after addressing supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Lowicz, Poland, on June 28, 2020 and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, a candidate, flashing V-signs to supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Warsaw, Poland, on June 28, 2020. (Photos by Wojtek RADWANSKI and JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
July 13, 2020, 12:18 am
Poland’s momentous presidential runoff too close to call
Election widely seen as referendum on Poland’s future after several years in which ruling Law and Justice Party shifted country increasingly rightward
By Vanessa Gera and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
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