The district prosecutor's office in the town of Janów Lubelski has launched a formal inquiry into allegations of forged signatures and ballot stuffing during the second round of Poland’s 2020 presidential election, the Onet.pl news outlet reported.
According to a citizen election observer, dozens of voter signatures were allegedly falsified and more than 80 additional ballots may have been illegally cast at a polling station in the village of Momoty Górne.
Local police initially declined to investigate in 2020, but the case was reopened following a change in government and renewed pressure from the complainant.
In a rare move, officers in Janów Lubelski have recused themselves from the probe, citing concerns over impartiality due to their close ties with local officials involved in the election.
The investigation has since been transferred to the police department in nearby Biłgoraj.
Jest podejrzenie fałszerstw w wyborach prezydenckich z 2020 r. Zaskakujący ruch policji 👇👇
Opublikowany przez Onet Czwartek, 5 czerwca 2025
Prosecutors say the alleged irregularities may have inflated voter turnout at the polling station by nearly 20 percent.
The incident took place during a tightly contested runoff in July 2020 between conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda, backed by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, and centrist, pro-European challenger Rafał Trzaskowski.
Duda ultimately won re-election with 10,440,648 votes nationwide, defeating Trzaskowski, who garnered 10,018,263.
In this year's election, Trzaskowski ran again but narrowly lost to pro-Trump, Eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki.
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Source: Onet.pl