Expert on populism in Poland says President-elect Nawrocki will be ‘big headache’ for government

(2 Jun 2025)
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Skora, European Policy Center expert on populism:
“This will be a big headache for the current government because Karol Nawrocki is a candidate supported by Law and Justice, so a party that used to be in government for eight years. And he will most probably continue the strategy of Andrzej Duda, the current president, who was obstructing especially legislative processes undertaken by this government."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Skora, European Policy Center expert on populism:
"So it is to be expected that Nawrocki will not only continue the strategy of Duda of vetoing legislation draft bills of this government or sending them to the constitutional review with Constitutional Tribunal but also will set a different tone in the international arena. He’s closer to the Trump administration, he’s much closer to Viktor Orbán. He was expressing a Eurosceptic agenda, Eurosceptic narratives during his campaign and this is not in line with the language, narrative, rhetoric of the current government."
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An expert on populism at the European Policy Center in Brussels said the election victory of Karol Nawrocki in Poland “will be a big headache for the current government.”

Poland has elected Nawrocki, a conservative historian and staunch nationalist, as its next president in a closely watched vote that signals a resurgence of right-wing populism in the heart of Europe.

"He was expressing a Eurosceptic agenda, Eurosceptic narratives during his campaign and this is not in line with the language, narrative, rhetoric of the current government," populism expert Maria Skora said.

Nawrocki, who is set to take office on Aug. 6, is expected to shape the country’s domestic and foreign policy in ways that could strain ties with Brussels while aligning the Central European nation of nearly 38 million people more closely with the administration of President Donald Trump in the United States.

Nawrocki’s victory underscores the enduring appeal of nationalist rhetoric among about half of the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union, and its deep social divisions.

The 42-year-old historian who had no previous political experience built his campaign on patriotic themes, traditional Catholic values, and a vow to defend Poland’s sovereignty against the EU and larger European nations like Germany.

His win also reflects the appeal of right-wing nationalism across Europe, where concerns about migration, national sovereignty, and cultural identity have led to surging support for parties on the right — even the far right in recent times.

Skora predicts that Polish President elect Nawrocki will be an obstructionist president.

Nawrocki and the Law and Justice party have criticized what nationalists view as EU overreach into Poland’s national affairs, especially regarding judicial reforms and migration policy.

While the president does not control day-to-day diplomacy, Nawrocki’s symbolic and veto powers could frustrate Brussels’ efforts to bring Poland back into alignment with bloc standards, particularly on rule-of-law issues.

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