Poland Holds a Presidential Runoff Election, Which Trump Has Sought to Influence

Trump Team Goes All Out In Polish Election

Although U.S. presidents have sent subtle and not-so-subtle signals about whom they would like to see elected head of state in major countries, few have ever been as open and aggressive about it as Donald Trump and his administration in the race for president of Poland to be decided this Sunday.

Poland votes in tight presidential race between pro-EU and nationalist visions

Poland was voting on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will determine whether the country cements its place in the mainstream of the European Union or turns toward Donald Trump-style nationalism.

WARSAW. Kommer Polen att fortsätta sin knaggliga väg mot en stabil rättsstat och stärkt democrat eller svänger landet återigen åt det EU-fientliga nationalistiska hållet? Mycket står på spel i söndagens presidentval, det första i Polen sedan Ryssland invaderade grannlandet Ukraina.

MAGA hits limits in its global ambitions

When top figures in President Donald Trump’s orbit descended on a small town in southeastern Poland this week to rally support for the right-wing candidate in that country’s presidential election on Sunday, they put MAGA’s ambitions abroad on full display. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Karol Nawrocki “just as strong a leader” as Trump, declaring “he needs to to be the next president of Poland.” Matt Schlapp, chair of the pro-Tru…

Poles voting for president face choice between Trump-aligned historian and liberal mayor of Warsaw

Poles began voting Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation's political future and its relations with the European Union.

Prime Minister Tusk once summed up the presidency of Poland as "honor, chandeliers, a palace and the right to veto." It is a largely ceremonial position, but it has an important trump card. Because of that right to veto, the outcome of today's elections will decide whether the Tusk government can deliver on its promised reforms, or is doomed to failure. It will once again be a battle between the two big parties. Warsaw's liberal mayor, Rafal Trz…