Nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki is predicted to win Poland’s presidential election, projections showed on Monday in what would be a major blow for

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received ...

A late poll, combining exit poll data with some official results, put Karol Nawrocki ahead with 50.7%, while Rafal Trzaskowski trailed at 49.3%, a 1.4 percentage point gap, shortly before midnight Poland time on June 1.

Poland is set to hold a presidential runoff election on Sunday between two candidates offering starkly different visions for the country’s future.

Bogusław, 79, who is buying strawberries from another stall, chimes in as well. “The people voting for Trzaskowski are so stupid, he’s going to sell us out completely,” he says. “Polish farming will be non-existent, he’ll agree to anything. The EU will start importing [produce] from North African countries where everything is cheap.”

A runoff election on Sunday pits a centrist against a nationalist who represent mainstream parties. The outcome is unclear given that many under 30 prefer candidates on the political fringes.

Analysts say domestic policy and regional dynamics hang in the balance as Poland prepares to choose between liberal Rafal Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki - Anadolu Ajansı

The presidential run-off election in Poland this weekend is set to be a very tight race, with surveys released on Friday showing the two candidates separated by a razor-thin margin. A survey commissioned by the Onet portal shows liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski in the lead with 50.