{"id":309015,"date":"2025-08-07T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=309015"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:50:01","slug":"nationalist-karol-nawrockit-becomes-polands-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=309015","title":{"rendered":"Nationalist Karol Nawrockit becomes Poland’s new president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WARSAW, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s new nationalist president Karol\u00a0Nawrocki called for a “sovereign Poland” and promised to “fight those who are\u00a0pushing the nation towards decline” as he was sworn in on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nawrocki, 42, won a June 1 election\u00a0in a major blow for the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a\u00a0
former European Council president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I will be the voice of those who want a sovereign Poland that is in the EU,\u00a0but a Poland that is not the EU,” he told lawmakers after taking his oath of\u00a0office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We must fight those who are pushing the nation towards decline and\u00a0degradation,” he said, citing Ignacy Paderewski, a Polish prime minister from\u00a0the early 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nawrocki, a historian and political novice, has branded Tusk’s government the\u00a0
“worst” in the history of post-communist Poland.- ‘He doesn’t grovel’ –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside the parliament, thousands of people came to show their support for\u00a0Nawrocki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the election campaign, Nawrocki ruled out easing Poland’s near total\u00a0abortion ban or allowing same-sex civil partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small group of around 20 protesters held up black roses, saying Nawrocki’s\u00a0inauguration was “a black day for Poland”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nawrocki, who travelled to Washington to seek Trump’s backing during the\u00a0campaign, won a narrow victory against liberal candidate Rafal Trzaskowski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result showed the high degree of political polarisation in the EU and\u00a0NATO member state, a key supporter of neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presidents in Poland can initiate as well as veto legislation, and have some\u00a0influence over the country’s foreign and defence policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relations between government and president are likely to be tense ahead of\u00a0parliamentary elections planned for 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I have no doubt that Mr Nawrocki will do everything to annoy us,” said Tusk,\u00a0who warned that he would not let Nawrocki “demolish” his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in a message on social media on Wednesday, Tusk said he had already\u00a0worked with three presidents in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What will it be like with the fourth? We’ll manage,” he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nawrocki has promised to be “an active president” from the start and has said\u00a0he wants to “stimulate” the government with various bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government holds a parliamentary majority and analysts say the two sides\u00a0may be forced to make some compromises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Both parties should realise that engaging in intense confrontation is\u00a0obviously not the way forward,” said Piotr Trudnowski, a member of Klub\u00a0Jagiellonski, a Christian-Democrat think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– ‘Poland First, Poles First’ –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the election campaign, Nawrocki highlighted the importance of ties with the\u00a0United States and his close ties with Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his campaign, Nawrocki opposed the idea of NATO membership for Ukraine\u00a0and criticised Kyiv for not having “shown gratitude for what the Poles have\u00a0done”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under his slogan “Poland First, Poles First”, he was critical of some of the\u00a0benefits received by the more than one million Ukrainians who have fled to\u00a0the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Nawrocki and\u00a0emphasised the importance of close ties with Poland — a vital transit\u00a0country for military and humanitarian supplies to his country as it fights\u00a0off Russia’s invasion. — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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