2025 Polish presidential election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-polish-presidential-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election system?Two-round presidential election system
2. What is the second round winner?Karol Nawrocki (50.89%)
3. What happened in Poland's 2025 presidential election?Poland held a two‑round election on May 18 and June 1, 2025, to choose a new president after the current one could not run again.
4. Who won the election and who came in second?Karol Nawrocki won with 50.89% of the vote, beating Rafał Trzaskowski, who got 49.11%.

Progressive-liberal: Advocating for social freedoms, government intervention for equality, and economic liberalization.
Nationalist and socially conservative: Prioritizing national identity, traditional values, and often opposing liberal social changes.
Anti-establishment parties: Political groups that oppose the current ruling powers and traditional political systems.