Results confirmed,Karol Nawrocki Wins Polish Presidency: A Nationalist Turn in Divided Poland. Gdansk-born historian and conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won the 2025 Polish presidential election, defeating liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski with 50.89% of the vote. The result, confirmed by Poland's electoral commission, reflects a deeply divided nation and delivers a major blow to Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist, pro-European coalition government.