Poland Prepares for Presidential Election

Poles head to the voting booths on Sunday to select their new head of state in a bellwether election for the country.
Poland Prepares for Presidential Election
People hold banners and the Polish national flag during an anti-immigration protest in Warsaw, Poland, on May 10, 2025. Omar Marques/Getty Images
Guy Birchall
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Poland heads to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election that will act as a bellwether on the country’s political direction.

The pro-European Union government in Warsaw says this vote has the potential to reinvigorate its position, while the nationalist opposition sees it as a chance to “Make Poland Great Again” in the vein of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) promise.

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