(1 Jun 2025)
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Warsaw, Poland - 1 June 2025
1. Various of voters registering, approaching ballot box, casting vote
2. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Katarzyna Malek, Warsaw resident:
"I voted for Rafał Trzaskowski. This is a candidate I did not vote for in the first round. But he is definitely a candidate with whom I have more similar views. And for me, he is a man who is competent for this position in many aspects, more so than his competitor."
3. Various of voters registering
4. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Katarzyna Malek, Warsaw resident:
"I hope there will be less division, that maybe there will be more dialogue, that there will be more security in our backyard. I mean Poles towards Poles."
5. Mid of woman casting vote
6. Ballots in ballot box
7. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Pawel Kaminski, Warsaw resident:
"Very important (to vote), I go to every election, since I was a little kid, I couldn't wait to go and vote. And I go to every election."
8. Various of voter approaching ballot box and casting vote
9. SOUNDBITE (Polish) No name given, Warsaw resident:
"I have right-wing views, I voted for (Karol) Nawrocki, because I like him, not only his party, but above all what he represents and what his plan for Poland is."
10. Woman casting vote
11. SOUNDBITE (Polish) No name given, Warsaw resident:
"This is my civic duty. I am Polish and I believe it is natural to participate in the public life of my country."
12. Various of the polling station's exterior
STORYLINE:
Poles began voting on Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.
The contest pits Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, a liberal pro-EU figure, against Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party.
With conservative President Andrzej Duda completing his second and final term, the new president will have significant influence over whether Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist government can fulfill its centrist agenda, given the presidential power to veto laws.
Voters are hopeful for a better future.
“I hope there will be less division, that maybe there will be more dialogue, that there will be more security in our backyard,” Katarzyna Malek told the Associated Press.
Voting began at 7 a.m. local time and will end at 9 p.m., when an Ipsos exit poll is expected.
The runoff follows a tightly contested first round on May 18, in which Trzaskowski won just over 31% and Nawrocki nearly 30%, eliminating 11 other candidates.
The campaign has highlighted stark ideological divides.
Trzaskowski has promised to restore judicial independence, ease abortion restrictions, and promote constructive ties with European partners.
Nawrocki has positioned himself as a defender of traditional Polish values, skeptical of the EU, and aligned with U.S. conservatives, including President Donald Trump.
Amid rising security fears over Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine, both candidates support aid to Kyiv, though Nawrocki opposes NATO membership for Ukraine, while Trzaskowski supports it in the future.
Final results are likely to be announced on Monday.
AP video by Rafal Niedzielski
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