By electing a scandal-plagued right-wing extremist to the presidency, Poles have once again made their country a laughingstock. With the next parliamentary election coming in 2027, the liberal governing coalition must remind voters that national security depends on sound, competent governance.
WARSAW – It was the strangest electoral campaign in modern Polish history, with an obviously qualified candidate losing by a sliver to a man who had no business being on the ballot. Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, speaks five languages and has served as a government minister and a member of the European Parliament, whereas Karol Nawrocki, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance, was previously unknown.
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Sławomir Sierakowski, Founder of the Krytyka Polityczna movement, is a Mercator senior fellow.
WARSAW – It was the strangest electoral campaign in modern Polish history, with an obviously qualified candidate losing by a sliver to a man who had no business being on the ballot. Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, speaks five languages and has served as a government minister and a member of the European Parliament, whereas Karol Nawrocki, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance, was previously unknown.