Poland's presidential candidates Trzaskowski and Nawrocki hold their final campaign rallies

By Euronews with AP

Published on 30/05/2025 - 23:11 GMT+2

Poland’s 2 statesmanlike candidates held their past predetermination campaigns connected Friday up of a runoff ballot connected Sunday. 

It will travel a first information connected May 18, successful which Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski won much than 31% of nan ballot and Karol Nawrocki, a blimpish historian, earned astir 30%. Eleven different candidates were eliminated. 

In nan seaside metropolis of Gdansk, Trzaskowski referenced nan city’s domiciled successful nan Solidarity activity while addressing supporters. 

“We each retrieve nan shipyard workers who said, ‘enough fear, capable lies, capable contempt.’ Today, erstwhile again, we must guidelines together,” he said. 

“For you, it will beryllium conscionable a fewer steps to nan polling station, but together we tin make a milestone towards realising our dreams and aspirations.” 

In his closing address, Nawrocki presented himself arsenic a campaigner who is “simply 1 of you.” 

He described himself arsenic “a national of nan Polish authorities who has travel a agelong measurement to compete pinch a man created by a governmental laboratory.” 

Under Polish law, each campaigning and governmental advertizing must cease astatine midnight. No nationalist remark is allowed until polls adjacent connected Sunday.