Poland’s Supreme Court has officially validated Karol Nawrocki’s election as President, confirming the result of the 1 June vote. The decision was delivered Tuesday evening by Judge Krzysztof Wiak, President of the Chamber for Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs, which ruled as a full bench.

In presenting the court’s reasoning, Judge Wiak emphasised that although a large number of election complaints had been submitted, their volume did not lend greater weight to the allegations. None of the identified irregularities, he noted, were significant enough to affect the overall result. Three judges issued dissenting opinions.

In the run-off held on 1 June, Nawrocki, backed by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, narrowly defeated Civic Coalition’s Rafał Trzaskowski, securing 50.89 percent of the vote to Trzaskowski’s 49.11.

Before the ruling was announced, the judges spent three and a half hours reviewing issues arising from the first and second rounds of voting, held on 18 May and 1 June. 

Contributions were made by key legal figures, including State Electoral Commission chairman Sylwester Marciniak, Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar and his deputy, Jacek Bilewicz.

At the outset of Tuesday’s session, Judge Wiak dismissed reported objections, stating they lacked legal basis and would not be considered further.

Judge Maria Szczepaniec, reporting on the electoral complaints, informed the court that over 54,000 submissions had been received. Of these, 21 were upheld but none were found to have altered the final result. 

Source: PAP

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Tomasz Modrzejewski