Had he lost the vote, Prime Minister Donald Tusk would have been forced to resign.
Politics
Poland’s constitutional court rules EU energy policies breach national sovereignty
The ruling, however, is likely to be ignored by the government, which does not recognise the court’s legitimacy.
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Polish president proposes constitutional ban on same-sex adoption, calling it “enslavement”
Andrzej Duda also wants a law to prevent “hostile ideologies” from entering schools.
Polish left-wing party faces questions over leaders’ huge salaries
Some of the funds have been used for the party’s parliamentary run, raising questions about campaign financing.
President’s staff condemn “German intervention” in Polish election over paedophile pardon story
A partly German-owned Polish newspaper published further details of a child sex offender pardoned by the president.
Fact check: did Poland’s president “pardon a paedophile”, or is the story “fake news”?
Agnieszka Wądołowska
We explain this week’s controversy.
“We no longer need fear coronavirus”: PM encourages elderly to vote in Polish presidential election
Everyone, “especially seniors”, should vote “in crowds”, says the PM.
Opposition candidate calls for overseas voter registration to be extended after system crashes
Around half of overseas voters favoured Trzaskowski in the first round.
Polish presidential run-off rivals compete for support from defeated candidates and their voters
Maria Wilczek
Polls show Duda and Trzaskowski virtually neck-and-neck.
Poland’s holiest Catholic shrine bans political speeches and promotion of nationalism
The decision comes a week after a controversial speech at the shrine by a deputy prime minister.
Intolerant rhetoric and public media bias tarnished Polish presidential election, reports OSCE
A report finds the vote was professionally administered but with a number of problems.
The winners and losers from Poland’s presidential election first round
And what can we expect in the second round and beyond?
Incumbent president wins election first round in Poland but set for run-off
Poland looks to be heading for a second round on 12 July.
“We have to move politics out of the churches”: interview with presidential candidate Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Stanley Bill and Maria Wilczek
The Polish People’s Party leader answers questions about his policies.
