“There is no place in the Polish legal order for a party that glorifies criminals and regimes responsible for the deaths of millions.”
“There is no place in the Polish legal order for a party that glorifies criminals and regimes responsible for the deaths of millions.”
The government’s spokesman condemned the decision as a “usurpation of power and attempt to undermine the justice system”.
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Donald Tusk has suggested a full recount of votes could be needed.
But Karol Nawrocki reiterated his distaste for the prime minister, calling him a “liar” who “spread disinformation about me”.
A deputy prime minister has become the latest to suggest there was a “deliberate action” to change some results.
But he emphasised that Poland “must support Ukraine” because “Russia is the biggest threat to the entire region”.
The incoming US ambassador to Poland has also criticised the Times of Israel’s coverage of Nawrocki.
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“Several third parties…conducted campaigns incurring significant expenditures” in favour of Rafał Trzaskowski, the OSCE wrote in its report.
Daniel Tilles
His triumph is a huge blow to the ruling coalition, but also raises questions for the conservative opposition.
Karol Nawrocki took 50.89% of the vote against 49.11% for his centrist rival Rafał Trzaskowski.
In a dramatic turnaround, Nawrocki now leads Trzaskowski by 1.6 percentage points, according to pollsters.
Centrist Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki are virtually neck and neck.
Figures from Poland’s ruling coalition responded by pointing to Orbán’s warm relations with Putin.