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In a lengthy post published on X, Warsaw Mayor and PO presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski thanked his voters following his defeat in Sunday’s presidential runoff.
“THANK YOU for every vote. I fought for us to build together a strong, safe, honest, empathetic Poland. A modern Poland where everyone will be able to fulfil their goals and aspirations. I would like to thank everyone who voted for such a Poland,” he wrote.
In a dramatic turn of events, Trzaskowski lost to conservative Karol Nawrocki, who is supported by the Law and Justice (PiS) party and received 50.89% of the vote, slightly ahead of Trzaskowski’s 49.11%.
Just after polling stations closed at 9 pm on Sunday, exit polls indicated that Trzaskowski had won and he acknowledged that victory during a speech in the early evening to undisguised enthusiasm and optimism among his staff.
However, later poll results published around two hours later indicated that Karol Nawrocki had won and on Monday morning, state electoral commission (PKW) data confirmed victory for the PiS candidate.
“Thank you for your presence at the rallies. For all the kind words. For all the photos taken together, the hands shaken, for the shouts of support. For every banner displayed. Thank you for believing in me and voting for me on Sunday,” Trzaskowski’s X post continued.
The thanks were followed by an apology.
“And I apologise that I failed to convince the majority of citizens of my vision of Poland. I apologise that we did not win together.”
Concluding that post, Trzaskowski sent a message of congratulations to the winner.
“I congratulate Karol Nawrocki on winning the presidential election. This victory is binding, especially in such difficult times. Especially with such an even result. May you keep this in mind.”
Election commission data showed that Nawrocki won with 10,606,877 votes, with Trzaskowski finishing with 10,237,286.
“Thank you for everything. See you soon!” said Trzaskowski, ending his post with a hear emoji.
