http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/0ba182563f92815e https://verfassungsblog.de/what-nawrockis-victory-means-for-europe/ What Nawrocki’s Victory Means for Europe Milewska, Paulina eng 2025-06-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Authoritarian Populism European Union Nawrocki Poland Polish elections Nawrocki Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On June 1st, Polish voters rendered a fateful decision in the presidential election. Karol Nawrocki narrowly defeated Rafał Trzaskowski, the pro-European mayor of Warsaw. Nawrocki’s victory carries profound implications for Poland’s domestic trajectory. Moreover, despite what some commentators have argued, the new president might also well pose a threat for the European Union.