Rafał Trzaskowski thanks voters after narrow defeat in Polish election

Published connected 02/06/2025 - 13:33 GMT+2•Updated 17:25

Following his conclusion successful Sunday's statesmanlike runoff, Warsaw politician and PO statesmanlike campaigner Rafał Trzaskowski thanked his voters connected Monday.

"Thank you for each vote. I fought for america to build together a strong, safe, honest, empathetic Poland. A modern Poland wherever everyone will beryllium capable to fulfil their goals and aspirations. I would for illustration to convey everyone who voted for specified a Poland," Trzaskowski wrote successful a lengthy station connected X.

The acknowledgment were followed by an apology.

"And I apologise that I grounded to person nan mostly of citizens of my imagination of Poland. I apologise that we did not triumph together."

In a melodramatic move of events, Trzaskowski mislaid to blimpish Karol Nawrocki, who is supported by nan Law and Justice (PiS) statement and received 50.89% of nan vote, somewhat up of Trzaskowski's 49.11%.

Just aft polling stations closed astatine 9 p.m. connected Sunday, exit polls indicated that Trzaskowski had won, and he acknowledged nan triumph during a reside successful nan early evening, to nan undisguised enthusiasm and optimism of his staff.

However, later canvass results published astir 2 hours later indicated that Karol Nawrocki had won, and connected Monday morning, authorities electoral committee (PKW) information confirmed triumph for nan PiS candidate.

Nawrocki won pinch a quality of little than 400,000 votes, predetermination committee figures showed.

"Thank you for your beingness astatine nan rallies. For each nan benignant words. For each nan photos taken together, nan hands shaken, for nan shouts of support. For each banner displayed. Thank you for believing successful maine and voting for maine connected Sunday," Trzaskowski's X station continued.

Concluding that post, Trzaskowski sent a connection of congratulations to nan winner.

"I congratulate Karol Nawrocki connected winning nan statesmanlike election. This triumph is binding, particularly successful specified difficult times. Especially pinch specified an moreover result. May you support this successful mind."

"Thank you for everything. See you soon," Trzaskowski concluded.