President of Poland, inaugurated after narrowly winning the 2025 run-off against Rafał Trzaskowski. A nationalist historian and former amateur boxer, Mr Nawrocki was nominated by Law and Justice (PiS), the hard-right opposition party.
Background: From Gdańsk. New to politics before the presidential campaign. Has acknowledged engaging in mass brawls with football hooligans in his 20s. During the campaign, journalists reported claims that in the early 2000s he procured sex workers for guests at a hotel where he worked; he denies the allegations.
Political stance: Endorsed during the campaign by Viktor Orbán. Opposes Ukraine's admission to NATO. Presented himself as a check on Donald Tusk's government, pledging: "We will not allow Donald Tusk to consolidate his power." Has struck a Eurosceptic tone, telling supporters: "We don't want to be a European Union province." Says he will seek vast reparations from Germany for wartime crimes.
Presidential power: Wields a veto that can block the government's agenda; the governing coalition lacks the three-fifths majority in parliament needed to override it. Mr Nawrocki has used the veto aggressively—more in his first months than his PiS-aligned predecessor did in a decade—paralysing much of the government's legislative programme.
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