Pro-Trump candidate wins Poland’s presidential election – a bad omen for the EU, Ukraine and women
- Written by Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia
Poland’s presidential election runoff will be a bitter pill for pro-European Union democrats to swallow.
The nationalist, Trumpian, historian Karol Nawrocki has narrowly defeated the liberal, pro-EU mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, 50.89 to 49.11%.
The Polish president has few executive powers, though the office holder is able to veto...
