European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday congratulated the winner of Poland's presidential elections Karol Nawrocki, who defeated his more pro-European rival Rafał Trzaskowski. "I’m confident that the EU will continue its very good cooperation with Poland,

Nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly won Poland's presidential election, results showed on Monday, delivering a big blow to the centrist government's efforts to cement Warsaw's pro-European orientation.

A nationalist candidate backed by Donald Trump secured victory in Poland’s presidential election, defeating the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a contest that could stymie the government’s efforts to shift the nation back into the European Union mainstream.