Since taking office on August 6, Nawrocki, a pro-Trump conservative, has positioned himself as a counterweight to Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist government.
In his inaugural address, he cast his victory a sign that "Poland cannot continue to be governed this way" and pledged to champion a programme of "sovereignty, security and major investment."
Active use of presidential powers
According to figures published by his office, Nawrocki has submitted 11 legislative proposals to parliament, vetoed 13 bills and signed 70 others.
He has appointed 64 judges and judicial assistants and approved 22 general officer promotions across the military and other uniformed services.
The president has made 11 foreign trips, including two to the United States, and 23 domestic visits.
He has received 15 ambassadors presenting their credentials and awarded more than 24,000 state honours.
His first legislative initiative, a bill supporting the Central Transport Hub (CPK), was unveiled the day after his inauguration.
Escalating conflict with the government
Nawrocki’s assertive approach has fuelled mounting disputes with the government over judicial reform, public finances, ambassadorial postings and military promotions.
He has refused to appoint 46 judges whom he accuses of undermining Poland’s constitutional order.
He has also criticised the government’s handling of state finances, prompting him to convene the Cabinet Council, a high-profile meeting with Tusk and his ministers.
Critics say his vetoes have blocked legislation on onshore wind power, energy regulation, support for Ukrainian refugees, sexual-offence prevention and environmental protection.
Relations between the president and the prime minister deteriorated after Nawrocki declined to approve a batch of officer promotions in the security services, with both sides trading accusations of political overreach.
Another point of contention concerns the security clearance of Sławomir Cenckiewicz, head of the president's National Security Bureau (BBN), which the military counterintelligence service says he lacks—a claim Nawrocki disputes.
Nawrocki has also moved to strengthen alliances on the political right, meeting far-right leader Sławomir Mentzen and joining the annual Independence March alongside MPs from the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) and Confederation parties.
Foreign policy: tightening US ties, cautious stance on Ukraine
Nawrocki has made strengthening transatlantic relations a priority.
In early September, he met with US President Donald Trump in Washington, securing assurances on the continued presence of US troops in Poland and an invitation to next year’s G20 summit in Miami
He has travelled to major European capitals – Berlin, Paris and Rome – for talks on EU policies including trade and climate policy, and has taken part in regional meetings with leaders from the Baltic states, the Bucharest Nine, the Three Seas Initiative and the Visegrad Group.
Nawrocki has also written to the European Commission to signal his opposition to the EU migration pact.
On Ukraine, he has struck a more guarded tone, saying relations must be "realistic and symmetrical," while declaring that Poland will continue to support Kyiv.
His office notes he has also appointed a special "envoy for historical diplomacy."
Nawrocki has pressed for progress on wartime exhumations in the historic Volhynia region, now part of Ukraine, and on World War II reparations from Germany.
Security agenda
The president has called for expanding Poland's military to 300,000 troops and raising defence spending to 5 percent of GDP.
After Russian drones breached Polish airspace in September, he convened the National Security Council and held briefings with military leaders.
He has also announced work on a new national security strategy.
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Source: PAP, prezydent.pl
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