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“What a Nail-Biter!” – Viktor Orbán Congratulates Winner of Polish Elections

Hungary Today 2025.06.02.

Sunday’s election will go down in Polish political history because of a dramatic turn of events. Initially, Rafał Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, was leading the race, as preliminary results pointed to his victory. However, as the night progressed, the results changed in favor of Karol Nawrocki, supported by the conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS).

Marcin Romanowski, former Polish Deputy Minister of Justice, who is currently residing in Hungary as a political refugee, reacted to the results of the Polish presidential election.

In Poland, by God’s Providence and the determination of the people, David has defeated Goliath,”

wrote Marcin Romanowski, adding: “We have won a vital battle—and launched the counteroffensive of the sovereigns. But the struggle against the enemies of freedom, God, family, and nation is far from over.”

Exit poll results of the second round of the presidential election were announced at 9 p.m., shortly after the polls closed. According to an exit poll by Ipsos, Rafał Trzaskowski won 50.3% of the vote, while Karol Nawrocki won 49.7%. The Civic Coalition candidate had even prematurely announced his victory and introduced his wife as the First Lady.

Everything changed with the Ipsos late poll published at 11 p.m. As it turns out, Nawrocki had overtaken Trzaskowski, although the difference between them was still small. Nawrocki received 50.7% in this poll, while Trzaskowski gained 49.3%. Nawrocki’s lead began to grow from that moment on, and his victory was later confirmed by official data published by the National Electoral Commission.

Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, remained cautious and refrained from any premature celebrations, quickly leaving the Civic Coalition’s post-election party after Trzaskowski’s speech. Interestingly, the Polish Prime Minister did not give a speech during the election night either and has yet to congratulate the winner of the elections.

In the meantime, congratulations have been pouring in for Karol Nawrocki. Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, wrote:

What a nail-biter! Congratulations to President Nawrocki on his fantastic victory in the Polish presidential elections. We are looking forward to working with you on strengthening the Visegrad cooperation.”

Kinga Gál, first Vice President of the Patriots for Europe EP group, also expressed her excitement, writing:

Congratulations to Nawrocki and the Polish friends from PiS on their victory in the presidential election. An important win for conservatives and, above all, for the Polish people.”

Fidesz MEP András László called the result a “huge win for conservatives in Poland,” adding:

Underdog Karol Nawrocki edged out Obama and Soros backed liberal candidate! I am told that globalist PM Tusk is now also in trouble with his fragile coalition taking another hit.”

President Tamás Sulyok wished “a successful and impactful presidency” for Nawrocki.

At a press conference held in Budapest on Monday, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó congratulated Nawrocki on his presidential victory, calling it a “huge patriotic triumph,” expressing hope that it would mark the beginning of a renewed chapter in Hungarian-Polish relations, which he said had been “deliberately destroyed” by the previous Warsaw government. Szijjártó emphasized that the election result could pave the way for restoring the historically strong ties between the two countries and reviving the Visegrad cooperation, which he claimed had been undermined by both the Polish and Czech governments.

The victory of the patriotic candidate will help breathe new life into the Visegrad cooperation,”

he said, adding that if former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš were to win the upcoming Czech presidential election, the V4 alliance could once again become one of the closest and most effective partnerships within the European Union.

Fact

Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki is a Polish historian and politician. From 2021, he was the head of the Institute of National Remembrance. He also served as the director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk from 2017 to 2021. Nawrocki was supported by the national-conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) as an independent candidate for the office. After winning the country’s presidential elections, Nawrocki will take office on August 6.

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