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Polish presidential election outcome a blow to government
Right-wing conservative historian and euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki has won the Polish presidential runoff by a whisker. The result is a bitter blow for Donald Tusk's pro-European government.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:
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Presidential election outcome a blow to Poland's government
Right-wing conservative historian and euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki has won the Polish presidential runoff by a whisker. The result is a bitter blow for Donald Tusk's pro-European government.
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Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:PiS-backed Nawrocki wins narrowly, imperilling Tusk’s reforms and EU ties
A wafer-thin win by Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by Poland’s populist Law and Justice party in this weekend's presidential election, has put back into question the future of the country’s relations with the European Union — and will block liberal reforms planned by the country’s government.
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Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Voting begins in decisive presidential runoff in Poland
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Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Ireland stands by claim Israel committing genocide in Gaza
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Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Ursula von der Leyen awarded Charlemagne Prize for promoting European unity
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