Poland has his own Trump-like presidential candidate, Karol Nawrocki
Only a week ago, the main opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), chose to support an independent presidential candidate, Karol Nawrocki. Public (or government-controlled) media describe 41-year-old Nawrocki as a politically inexperienced candidate. Yet, his popularity is quickly rising not just on the political right but also, most importantly, among independents, and he is already in the lead. This can only be compared to Donald Trump's rise in popularity in 2016 and 2024. Nawrocki never held a government post. He entered the public eye in Poland in 2017 when he was appointed director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. In July 2021, the Polish parliament appointed Nawrocki president of the Institute of National Remembrance. The institute was set up in 1998 to investigate crimes committed in Poland from 1917 to 1990, spanning both the Nazi and Soviet eras. He is the author and editor of several books on contemporary Polish history. He is also wanted by the Russian F...