The final findings are expected to be released on Friday, July 25. So far, prosecutors have completed recounts in 222 out of 252 polling stations, uncovering irregularities in 71, according to the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza.
Currently, 19 ongoing investigations across Poland focus mainly on miscounted votes, ballots wrongly attributed to different candidates, and discrepancies between official recount protocols and actual results from this year’s presidential election, Prosecutor General Dariusz Korneluk confirmed during an inverview with TVN24.
PiS-backed court upholds Nawrocki’s win amid constitutional legitimacy concerns
The Supreme Court’s Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs is a body whose constitutional legitimacy is disputed by the ruling coalition. It is largely composed of so-called “neo-judges” - judges appointed through a legally contested process and backed by circles aligned with the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. This chamber confirmed the validity of Karol Nawrocki’s presidential victory in early July.
On July 17, however, the First President of the Supreme Court filed a formal notofication of a suspected criminal offense in connection with the publication of the resolution declaring Nawrocki's election as President of the Republic of Poland valid.
Controversy over vote recount irregularities grows amid Wałęsa’s boycott of Nawrocki’s inauguration
Despite receiving more than 54,000 election complaints, the Supreme Court upheld only 21 as valid and concluded none affected the final result. These cases involved several local polling stations where inspections revealed misassigned ballots between candidates in the second round or irregularities in vote counting.
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the results, Solidarity icon and former president Lech Wałęsa announced he would not attend Nawrocki’s inauguration, scheduled for August 6, 2025.
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