Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, with government agenda at stake

Record ID: 1898815

  • Title: Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, with government agenda at stake
  • Date: 8th January 2025
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JANUARY 8, 2025) (REUTERS) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, ANTONY BLINKEN, ARRIVING AT FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, JEAN-NOEL BARROT, WELCOMING BLINKEN, THE TWO POSING AND ENTERING BUILDING BLINKEN AND BARROT ARRIVING FOR PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, ANTONY BLINKEN, SAYING: "We're stronger, we're more effective
  • Embargoed: 22nd January 2025 14:33
  • Keywords: Karol Nawrocki Magdalena Biejat Poland election Polish president Rafal Trzaskowski Slawomir Mentzen Szymon Holownia
  • Location: WARSAW AND KRAKOW, POLAND
  • City: WARSAW AND KRAKOW, POLAND
  • Country: Poland
  • Topics: Europe,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001162308012025RP1
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  • Story Text: Poland will hold the first round of a presidential election on May 18, the parliament speaker said on Wednesday (January 8) setting the scene for a vote that will be crucial for the pro-European government's hopes of implementing its agenda.
    The election will likely pit the candidate of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition (KO), liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, against historian Karol Nawrocki, the conservative head of Poland's Institute of National Remembrance who is backed by the main opposition Law and Justice' PiS, as well as candidates from smaller parties.
    If no candidate scores more than 50% in the first round a second round run-off will be held on June 1, with Trzaskowski and Nawrocki the two candidates most likely to make it through.
    Tusk's ruling coalition came to power vowing to undo the previous PiS government's judicial reforms which critics said undermined the rule of law.
    However, its efforts have been hampered by PiS ally President Andrzej Duda, who has the power to veto laws. Duda's term in office ends this year, but if the candidate backed by PiS wins the deadlock would be set to continue.
    (Production: Kuba Stezycki, Anna Lubowicka, Lewis Macdonald)
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