Polish centrist's narrow presidential lead leaves pro-EU path in balance

Polish liberals underperformed as expected in Sunday’s presidential election, with Rafal Trzaskowski from Civic Coalition (KO) winning just over 30% of the vote to secure a narrow victory ahead of his PiS ally Karol Nawrocki, who garnered nearly 29%. The result could set up a runoff on June 1, as Trzaskowski and Nawrocki lock in Poland’s pro-European or nationalist path.