Poland's far-right lays down demands to presidential hopefuls


Slawomir Mentzen, the presidential candidate of the far-right Confederation party, reacts to the exit poll for the first round of Poland's presidential election, in Warsaw, Poland, May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kasia Strek

WARSAW (Reuters) -The candidates still in the running to become Poland's president were given lists of demands from two far-right politicians supported by more than a fifth of voters on Tuesday, as they compete to broaden their appeal.

Centrist front-runner Rafal Trzaskowski and his nationalist opponent Karol Nawrocki would need to gain a chunk of the votes that went to far-right candidates to have a chance of victory in a June 1 run-off. But the behaviour of these mainly young and anti-establishment voters is hard to predict.

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