The Supreme Court of Poland validates the result of presidential elections, despite the tens of thousands of appeals
Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland. Photo: Antoni Byszewski / Photonews / Zuma Press / Profimedia
The Supreme Court of Poland announced on Tuesday that it validated the result of the June 1 presidential elections, won by the nationalist candidate against the pro-European mayor of Warsaw, despite the numerous appeals, AFP reports.
According to the Polish electoral commission, Karol Nawrocki, a historian supported by the Nationalist Party Law and Justice (PIS), obtained 50.89% of the votes in the second round of the presidential election held on June 1 38 million inhabitants.
The Supreme Court “decided the validity of Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki's choice as president of the Polish Republic,” announced Judge Krzysztof Wiak at the end of the section of the Designated Court to rule on the validity of the elections.
The court rejected the numerous complaints regarding the election and also ignored the doubts about the legitimacy of this section in charge of examining the case.
“All circumstances clearly indicate that Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki has won more votes than Vafal Kazimierz Trzaskowski in the second round of election,” said the judge of the Chamber for Extraordinary Appeals and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of Poland received 56,000 complaints regarding the presidential election.
