A nationalist candidate backed by U.S. leader Donald Trump won Poland¡¯s presidential election, defeating the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a blow to the country¡¯s pro-European Union government.
Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian and former boxer, won 50.9%, while Rafal Trzaskowski took 49.1%, according to Bloomberg News calculations based on data from 100% of precincts reported by the electoral commission.
In months of campaigning, the nationalist managed to close what had been a formidable lead by Trzaskowski in polls. The ballot is likely to determine whether one of the EU¡¯s fastest-growing economies and one of NATO¡¯s biggest defense spenders remains a reliable partner within the 27-member bloc, which is under mounting pressure from Trump¡¯s tariffs and Russia¡¯s threat to the east.
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