When Karol Nawrocki was declared president-elect of Poland, most international observers assumed he would act as little more than a custodian of Jarosław Kaczyński’s political will—a loyal figurehead,

Nawrocki’s election now ensures two more years of gridlock for the centrist coalition — if Tusk’s government can hold on that long. “The election result shows that Poland is very polarized, very divided down the middle,