Poland's PiS party picks historian Nawrocki for presidential run


Historian Karol Nawrocki is announced as Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) candidate for a presidential election in 2025, during a party convention, in Krakow, Poland November 24, 2024. Jakub Wlodek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's main opposition party, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS), picked historian Karol Nawrocki on Sunday as its candidate for next year's presidential election, hoping to hold onto the presidency after losing control of parliament.

A pro-European coalition headed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk defeated PiS in a parliamentary election last year, but Tusk's centrist government has not been able to pass major reforms with PiS ally Andrzej Duda as president. That situation could continue if a PiS-aligned candidate wins again.

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