The clear winner among the Polish diaspora in the United States is Karol Nawrocki. Interestingly, Rafał Trzaskowski can “celebrate” his victory in… Russia and Belarus.
On Monday morning, the National Electoral Commission announced that in the first round of the presidential election held abroad, Rafał Trzaskowski received the highest number of votes, securing 36.82 percent support. Sławomir Mentzen came in second with 16.58 percent, followed by Karol Nawrocki, who garnered 16.07 percent of the vote.
Voter turnout in foreign polling stations stood at 89.21 percent.
Rafał Trzaskowski wygrał w Rosji i Białorusi.
— Służby w akcji (@Sluzby_w_akcji) May 18, 2025
Rosja:
TRZASKOWSKI Rafał Kazimierz – 36,13%
MENTZEN Sławomir Jerzy – 20,17%
NAWROCKI Karol Tadeusz – 16,81%
BRAUN Grzegorz Michał – 8,40%
BIEJAT Magdalena Agnieszka – 5,04%
HOŁOWNIA Szymon Franciszek – 5,04%
MACIAK Maciej – 3,36%… pic.twitter.com/LHaWCnlXp4
A total of 524,204 Polish citizens were eligible to vote abroad, with elections taking place in 511 polling districts.
How Did People Vote Abroad?
Online reports showed the breakdown of votes from Belarus and Russia. In both authoritarian countries, the winner was… Rafał Trzaskowski. But that’s certainly not a reason to be pleased.