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“He supplied prostitutes, confessed to nicotine bags” – foreign media pay attention to scandals related to Karol Nawrocki. At the same time, they point out that the result of the Sunday clash is more uncertain than ever. All commentators agree on one thing – the result of the election in Poland will have its consequences not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders.
“Prostitutes, drugs and hooligans: a Polish populist candidate in trouble” – this is the headline of the Spanish portal “El Independiente”, which claims that “no one dies to predict who will become the next president of Poland”.
“The campaign on this last episode is hot: every day a new scandal appears related to a populist candidate, a historian without a political experience, who is supported by the Law and Justice party. He fought as a hooligan, he was an alleged amateur basement, he is addicted to nicotine, was to cheat older people and lose public money” – writes the Spanish portal.
Foreign journalists receive further media reports about alleged problems and participation scandals Karol Nawrockiwhich in recent days more and more often guests on the headlines of world newspapers and portals.
“He provided prostitutes, they write about the Polish candidate.
“The Polish nationalist refutes reports of the shady past” – is Bloomberg's header.
“The candidate for the president of Poland admitted that he took part in hooligans at stadiums,” writes the British “The Telegraph”.
“Elections in Poland: former hooligan versus the president of Warsaw” – sums up the German “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.
Commentators pay attention to how the candidates go head head
The German portal of the RND regional editorial network emphasizes, however, that although Karol Nawrocki has not recently had the best press, this does not mean that he has fallen out of the competition.
“Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal president of Warsaw, has a minimal advantage. However, for his competitor with conservative views, Karol Nawrocki, a historian and a former boxer having connections with the criminal world, everything is still possible” – writes rnd.de.
Radio France also admits that the result of the Sunday clash is more uncertain than ever, and France 24 indicates the challenges that both candidates have to face on the last straight.
“Nawrocki's campaign on Monday was shocked by Onet's reports that Nawrocki mediated in dealing with prostitutes and escorted them to the Sopot hotel, where he worked as a security guard about 20 years ago. For Trzaskowski, a declared supporter of the European Union, the campaign is based on gentle balancing, to enchant some of the right -wing voters, at the same time not disappointing the leftist” France 24.
A similar analysis was carried out by the American press agency Associated Press. “Nawrocki fell out better in the first round than expected, which indicates that he was underestimated in the polls. However, the increase in his support was not without controversy, with reports of connections with people from the underworld people he met when he was a boxer or bodyguard in a hotel” – writes AP.
“Tired of voters is another challenge for Trzaskowski. Some centers and progress expressed the disappointment of not fulfilling by the Tusk government of key promises, especially in terms of alleviating the almost total ban on abortion in Poland” – we read further in AP's message.
Republican involvement in the campaign
American media also point out that the American Secretary of Internal Security in an election campaign in our country. Kristi Noem took part in the CPAC Polska conference on Tuesday and clearly stood at one of the presidential candidates.
“Noem described Trzaskowski as” a leader who is an absolute disaster “, and Nawrocki as someone who will rule Poland in a similar style to Trump,” writes “Los Angeles Times”.
The Portal Politico adds that some members of the Republican Party also speak on Polish elections. The portal draws attention to the letter that members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives wrote to the European Commission, accusing the EU authority in favor of Rafał Trzaskowski.
“Members of the Chamber of Representatives claim that the Polish government favors the center candidate Rafał Trzaskowski and accuses the commission of lack of reaction,” we read in Politico.
President's administration Donald Trump She made it clear what the result of the election in Poland she prefers, comments American Bloomberg. Foreign journalists agree – the upcoming voting will have the consequences not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders.
Source: Facts in the afternoon tvn24
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