In a tightly contested election night marked by twists and turns, Karol Nawrocki emerged victorious as Poland’s next president. But what does the rise of this conservative-nationalist, backed by the Law and Justice party,

Nationalist Karol Nawrocki's victory in Poland's presidential election deals a major blow to pro-EU premier Donald Tusk and looks set to rattle Brussels.

A historian and populist firebrand who boasted about his brawls with soccer hooligans has narrowly won Poland’s presidential election, in a political upset that could torpedo the centrist government’s efforts to unspool the legacy of authoritarianism in the country.

KAROL Nawrocki has been elected as Poland’s new president in a gargantuan blow to the reform agenda of the country’s pro-EU government. The Trump-backed, right-wing historian with a

Congratulations to Karol Nawrocki on winning the presidential election,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media platform X. “Poland, which preserves the strength of its national spirit and belief in justice,

Warsaw’s liberal mayor and his insurgent populist challenger are locked in a dead heat as they fight for the presidency of Poland, exit polls projected after Sunday’s head-to-head vote, leaving the country tilting between two wildly different political futures.

Poland is set to hold a presidential runoff election on Sunday between two candidates offering starkly different visions for the country’s future.

Poland, a leading example of economic growth and increased military spending in Europe, will vote in a presidential runoff Sunday in a race that remains too close to call.