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Poland braces for knife-edge presidential run-off in wide open election

Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, with a margin of error that leaves the outcome wide open. RFI spoke to veteran political observer Marcin Swiecicki,…

Radio France Internationale

High stakes as Poland heads to round two of presidential election

The country’s choice of its next president will likely determine whether government can get vital reforms through.

Al Jazeera

Why did nationalist parties do so well in the first round of Poland's presidential election?

The nationalist presidential candidates Slawomir Mentzen and Grzegorz Braun won a combined total of almost 21 per cent of the vote.

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Poland presidential election 2025: Polls, results, contenders

Poles head to the polls to elect their next president as incumbent Duda’s second term comes to an end.

Al Jazeera

Poland's Tusk says Russian hackers attacked party websites ahead of presidential election

Tusk said the website of several parties in his governing coalition were targeted by the hackers, two days before the presidential election.

Euronews

Poland’s presidential election: What to know about the candidates, issues and likely outcomes

War in neighbouring Ukraine and Russian sabotage across the region are shaping the campaign trail

The Independent UK

Poland's PM Donald Tusk says his party's computer systems targeted in cyberattack

'Foreign interference in elections begins,' Tusk said in a post on X, a reference to next month's presidential ballot.

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Polish prime minister says his party was targeted in cyberattack ahead of election

The Polish prime minister says his centrist political party was the target of a cyberattack, and suggested that it could have been interference by Russia ahead of Poland's presidential election next month

The Independent UK

Poland-Belarus migrant tensions play into EU election campaign

In Poland, officials say the number of attempted illegal border crossings from Belarus has shot up. The ruling Civic Platform – which is in a tight election race with the former governing party, Law and Justice – says Belarus and Russia are using migrants as a tool of hybrid war…

France 24

Poland launches inquiry into previous government’s spyware use

Victims of Pegasus hacking will be notified, and criminal proceedings could be brought against former officials

The Guardian - UK

'Poland is back in the European Union': Polish former Europe minister

In this edition we focus on Poland, where opposition parties have won enough seats in the parliamentary election to oust the ruling conservative Law and Justice party after eight years in power. To analyse this major shift and what it means for Poland's place in the EU, we speak to…

France 24

A reason to be hopeful: in Poland they’ve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too

Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmer’s Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Record number of Poles abroad register to vote in election

Total surpasses 600,000 as polls suggest close-run race with PiS seeking third term in power

The Guardian - UK

Polish elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?

Tusk-led Civic Platform aims to unseat nationalist Law and Justice party in bitterly contested ballot

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Nobel laureate urges Polish opposition to commit to progressive causes

Exclusive: Olga Tokarczuk’s comments come in rare political interview two weeks before potentially pivotal election

The Guardian - UK

Poland gripped by febrile pre-election atmosphere as mud-slinging intensifies

Polarised politics is nothing new in the eastern European country but October’s poll may have wide-ranging consequences

The Independent UK

A new campaign ad from Poland's ruling party features Germany's chancellor in unfavorable light

Poland’s conservative ruling party has unveiled a new campaign ad that portrays German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an unfavorable light

The Independent UK

Poland's lawmakers approve government plan for divisive referendum on election day

Poland’s lawmakers have confirmed that a controversial government-planned referendum on migration will be held alongside key parliamentary elections in October

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The Independent UK

Poland's ruling party wants a referendum on the sell-off of state assets

Poland’s ruling party leader says Polish voters will be asked to vote on whether they support the sell-off of state-owned enterprises in a referendum

WEKU

Poland's new Russian influence law gets flak as an attack on democracy

Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

France 24

Lech Walesa joins hundreds of thousands of Poles in anti-govt march in Warsaw

An enormous anti-government march took place in Poland's capital Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at a right-wing administration that has eroded democratic norms and created fears the nation is following Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy.

The Independent UK

Poland: prosecutors open probe into opposition leader Tusk

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged abuse of power by opposition leader Donald Tusk when he was prime minister a decade ago

The Guardian - UK

Poland’s ruling party under fire after suicide of opposition MP’s son

Mikolaj Filiks, 15, killed himself after state-run radio station helped identify him as victim of paedophile

The Independent UK

Polish leader donates to Ukraine army to end defamation case

The Polish ruling party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has made a donation for the needs of the Ukrainian army to settle a defamation case with a political rival

The Independent UK

Poland’s ruling party leader claims Germany is seeking to dominate Europe

Jaroslaw Kaczynski originally snubbed German offer of anti-missile systems before Poland eventually accepted them

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