Credit FAQ: What Poland's Close Presidential Election Could Mean For Fiscal And Economic Policy

This report does not constitute a rating action. S&P Global Ratings believes the recently ended presidential election campaign in Poland highlights the challenges that the economically resilient country might face in policy implementation. Karol Nawrocki narrowly defeated Rafal Trzaskowski 51%-49% in the presidential election runoff held June 1. Nawrocki will succeed current President Andrzej Duda, whose term expires in August. Nawrocki's victory means Prime Minister Donald Tusk?s centrist government will govern alongside a president who could oppose most pro-EU policies. Nawrocki is aligned with the Law and Justice party, the main rival of Tusk?s Civic Platform party. The results suggest that the country's complex institutional backdrop from the last year and a half will remain in place. The campaign as

...June 3, 2025 This report does not constitute a rating action. S&P Global Ratings believes the recently ended presidential election campaign in Poland highlights the challenges that the economically resilient country might face in policy implementation. Karol Nawrocki narrowly defeated Rafal Trzaskowski 51%-49% in the presidential election runoff held June 1. Nawrocki will succeed current President Andrzej Duda, whose term expires in August. Nawrocki's victory means Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist government will govern alongside a president who could oppose most pro-EU policies. Nawrocki is aligned with the Law and Justice party, the main rival of Tusk's Civic Platform party....

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