“The political center, undermined by nationalist forces allied with President Trump, eventually persisted. But only barely” – the daily wrote, summarizing the results of voting in Poland and Romania.
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However, the author stated that although the elections “stopped or at least slowed down the” right -wing procession, which the liberals were afraid of, they also showed signs of dissatisfaction of voters from the mainstream party and that it is “a trend that will probably cause turbulence in the future when old and predictable loyalty disappear.”
Commenting on the winning by the independent mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan, the daily emphasizes that he was not associated with any of the main parties, considered to be corrupt, and his opponent George Simion, is “another outsider, a hard -shaped nationalist who allied with Trump.” The newspaper notes that although Simion initially – like Trump – said about electoral falsifications, he eventually abandoned this narrative and recognized the defeat.
“NYT” also reminds that Simion supported in the campaign of Karol Nawrocki, which also presents himself as “part of the unstoppable global movement” and who received the approval of Trump during a visit to the White House.
“Tusk and other members of his government have not yet been accepted by Trump” – we read.
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The daily estimates that Rafał Trzaskowski's victory in the second round “is far from a certain”, indicating that the right -wing candidates – including “feisty anti -Semitic” Grzegorz Braun, whose result was a “shock” – won the second, third and fourth place, receiving more than half of the votes. At the same time, quoting political scientist Antoni Dudek, “NYT” points out that the Sunday result was the worst in history for both the largest parties in Poland.
