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Nawrocki's Presidency Gets Low Marks from Right-Wing Voters
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Nawrocki's Presidency Gets Low Marks from Right-Wing Voters

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A poll shows that only 35% of right-wing voters view Karol Nawrocki favorably as president, with former presidents Lech Kaczyński and Aleksander Kwaśniewski receiving higher approval ratings among the same group.
  • Despite winning the presidency by the narrowest margin in post-1989 Polish history, Nawrocki's approval is highest among young voters, rural residents, and those with basic education who primarily use social media for news.
  • Political scientist Antoni Dudek notes that Nawrocki has not acted as a president for all Poles, unlike Kwaśniewski, and won with a slim majority of 50.89% in the 2025 election.

Karol Nawrocki, Poland's current president, struggles to win over a significant portion of the right-wing electorate, according to a recent IBRIS poll for Rzeczpospolita. Only 35% of voters identifying with PiS, Konfederacja, and Konfederacja Korony Polskiej hold a positive view of his presidency. This figure falls short of the approval ratings for former presidents Lech Kaczyński (40%) and Aleksander Kwaśniewski (13%) among the same demographic.

Even within the ruling party's voter base, Nawrocki's performance is overshadowed by past leaders. The poll also reveals a surprising lack of support for Andrzej Duda, the two-term former president from PiS, with only 2.4% of respondents nationwide and a mere 5% of right-wing voters rating his presidency positively. Lech Wałęsa, another former president, fares slightly better than Duda, with 3.8% overall approval.

Karol Nawrocki is not the president of all Poles. Aleksander Kwaśniewski was closest to that. Nawrocki only said at the beginning that he wanted to be president of all Poles, but later he stopped seeking them out, contenting himself with the electorate that voted for him.

— Antoni DudekPolitical scientist Antoni Dudek from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University commented on Nawrocki's presidency.

Nawrocki's strongest support comes from a specific segment of the electorate: voters aged 18-29, those in rural areas or small towns (under 50,000 inhabitants), individuals with primary education, and those who primarily consume news via social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. He also garners support from individuals with little interest in politics. Political scientist Antoni Dudek of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University commented that Nawrocki has not lived up to his initial promise of being a president for all Poles, instead focusing only on his electoral base. Dudek also highlighted that Nawrocki won the presidency in 2025 by the smallest margin in Polish history, securing 50.89% of the vote against Rafał Trzaskowski's 49.11%.

Let's remember that Karol Nawrocki won against Rafał Trzaskowski by the smallest margin of votes.

— Antoni DudekPolitical scientist Antoni Dudek from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University recalled the narrow victory in the 2025 presidential election.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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