In one of the presidential debates, the PiS-backed candidate Nawrocki, proudly brandishing a mini Polish flag, tried to embarrass Trzaskowski by handing him a small rainbow flag.

Presidential candidate, Rafal Trzaskowski, waves the Polish flag as he speaks to supporters after first exit polls following Presidential elections are announced in Sandomierz, on May 18, 2025.

Bartek Debski, a far-right activist who showed up to heckle Mr. Trzaskowski, said he was “very happy to see people waving the red and white” Polish flag at the rally in Zamosc, a 16th-century ...