WARSAW – Poland’s Supreme Court has confirmed that Karol Nawrocki was duly elected president of the country in June.
“All of the circumstances clearly demonstrate that Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki garnered more votes than Rafal Kazimierz Trzaskowski during the second round of the vote,’’ said Krzysztof Wiak, head of the supreme court chamber.
Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice Party, received 50.89 per cent of the vote in the presidential runoff.
He beat Trzaskowski, candidate of the ruling Civic Coalition and mayor of Warsaw, who had 49.11 per cent of the vote.
Under the Polish constitution, the Supreme Court is required to validate the ballot before the winner can be sworn in at a joint session of parliament chambers.
Nawrocki is set to succeed incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term would end on Aug. 6. (Xinhua/NAN)
