Since winning power back from the hands of his populist rivals a year and a half ago, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has faced one very stubborn roadblock to his plans: the country’s president.

Poland’s presidential election will determine whether the country can restore the rule of law and remain a reliable partner in the European Union after nearly a decade of divisive right-wing populist rule.

Mr Nawrocki trails behind Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor backed by Civic Coalition ( KO ), the party at the head of Poland’s ruling alliance. Slawomir Mentzen, of Konfederacja, a hard-right party that unites MAGA types,