Trzaskowski largely held agency, however faltered when Hołownia — whose celebration is a part of Tusk’s ruling coalition — criticized his supply to satisfy Nawrocki one-on-one. In a slipshod stunt, Nawrocki handed Trzaskowski a rainbow flag, suggesting it was nearer to Trzaskowski’s coronary heart than Poland’s white-and-red banner. Trzaskowski’s awkward resolution to tuck the flag away gave the Left’s Magdalena Biejat a gap.
“I’m not ashamed of it,” she stated, getting the flag and displaying it in entrance of her.
A ballot taken after the controversy confirmed Trzaskowski in first place, adopted by Nawrocki, Hołownia and Biejat.
The controversy format — with no dwell fact-checking — allowed candidates to skirt uncomfortable questions on protection and safety, international coverage and the economic system.
Poland is uneasy in regards to the U.S. dedication to European protection beneath President Donald Trump, notably as Trump alerts a possible thaw in relations with Russia.
Polling hole
Regardless of his satisfactory debate efficiency, Nawrocki nonetheless faces a really steep mountain to climb, stated Ben Stanley, an affiliate professor on the Heart for the Examine of Democracy on the SWPS College in Warsaw.