Big claim: Polish Presidential candidate Trzaskowski says he has emerged victorious

After an exit poll showed Polish centrist Presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski leading on Sunday, he made a big claim to his party members.

Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, known for his strong European Union ties, is on course for a narrow and tight win in the Polish Presidential elections. According to a Reuters report, he "appeared set for a razor-thin win in Poland's presidential election on Sunday", based on an exit poll on Sunday.

Meanwhile, an already elated Trzaskowski told jubilant party members, "We won. I will bring people together, I will be constructive, I will be a president for all Poles. I will be your president," after the exit polls came out, nearly claiming his victory.

Official results of the Polish Presidential elections were due Monday, but a late poll was expected to be released overnight. This late poll mixes some results with exit surveys, according to Reuters, and carries an error margin of two points.

The exit poll curated by Ipsos for broadcasters TVN, TVP, and Polsat claimed that Trzaskowski of the ruling centrist Civic Coalition (KO) could win the polls by amassing 50.3% of ballots. His rival, a conservative historian and amateur boxer, Karol Nawrocki, backed by nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) as well as the Donald Trump administration, stood at 49.7%.

The election, seen as a fight between a pro-European course versus Donald Trump-style nationalism, is turning all the more interesting by the minute. For now, however, pro-European Union candidate Trzaskowski, currently the Mayor of Warsaw, holds a narrow lead in the polls.

It is noteworthy that the US President Donald Trump had thrown a lot of weight behind Karol Nawrocki, with US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem giving a moving speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting. The CPAC 2025 meeting was held for the first time ever in Poland, where Noem urged Polish voters to elect Nawrocki, a Trump ally. “We need you to elect the right leader,” Noem was quoted as saying during this speech.