Orbán and Le Pen cheer Karol Nawrocki’s election as Polish president
by Jakub Krupa in Warsaw and Jon Henley from World news | The Guardian on (#6XPC1)
Far-right leaders congratulate nationalist candidate as result deals blow to Donald Tusk's pro-EU agenda
Far-right leaders in Europe have welcomed the victory of the nationalist opposition candidate, Karol Nawrocki, in Poland's presidential elections, a result that deals a huge blow to the centre-right prime minister Donald Tusk's reform and pro-EU agenda.
Nawrocki, a conservative historian and former amateur boxer, won Sunday's election with 50.89% of the vote, final figures showed on Monday, ahead of his rival, Rafa Trzaskowski, the liberal Warsaw mayor and an ally of Tusk, who secured 49.11%.
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