Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the election results are a signal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk from the Poles that they expect the kind of policies proposed by Karol Nawrocki in his campaign.

It’s terrible news for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose domestic reform agenda is now in tatters after the failure of liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski to win the presidency, defeated 50.89 percent to 49.11 percent by Nawrocki.

Conservative Karol Nawrocki’s victory in Poland’s weekend presidential runoff has set the country on a more nationalist course — and cast doubt on the viability of the centrist government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the defeat of his liberal ally.

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.

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,

The clash between these two models can be seen across Europe but is most acute in Warsaw, where a homegrown variant of Trumpism is winning. Whereas Trzaskowski sought to position Poland within a strong EU, Nawrocki gravitated towards the language and style of Maga so much that he even went to the White House for a Trump photo op.

Trump-backed conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly won Poland's presidential runoff election over liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.

Video. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the election results are a signal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk from the Poles that they expect the kind of policies proposed by Karol Nawrocki in his campaign.