Related Press — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition is holding a main on Friday to decide on a candidate who will run within the nation’s presidential election subsequent yr.
Celebration members are selecting between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and Overseas Minister Radek Sikorski to run within the election.
Whoever wins Friday’s contest will face a area of different candidates within the election for the following Polish president within the spring. The date has not but been introduced however a primary spherical is anticipated to be held in Might, and a attainable runoff two weeks later if no candidate will get an outright majority within the first spherical.
The conservative incumbent, President Andrzej Duda, will full his second and last five-year time period in August 2025. The Polish structure prevents him from operating once more.
It’s a precedence for Tusk to have an ally win the presidency as a result of it is going to decide whether or not he can fulfil his agenda. He’s presently hampered by Duda, who has veto energy over laws.
Trzaskowski already ran for president in 2020, and barely misplaced to Duda. He has lengthy been thought of the apparent candidate for Tusk’s get together, however was just lately challenged by Sikorski.
Sikorski, who has additionally served as a protection and international minister in previous governments and has ties in Washington, argues that his substantial expertise within the areas of safety and diplomacy make him the higher selection.
He additionally was endorsed in latest days by a preferred former left-wing president, Aleksander Kwasniewski.
Tusk is scheduled to announce the winner of the Civic Coalition’s main on Saturday morning in Warsaw.
Civic Coalition is led by Tusk’s get together Civic Platform and likewise consists of smaller events together with the Greens.
