Is Poland’s new president set for a collision course?

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Poland’s presidential choice of Karol Nawrocki is one that could set the new Donald Trump-backed right wing president on a collision course with the center right pro-EU prime minister Donald Tusk.  Aljoša Milenković reports on the possible consequences for Poland, Europe and the rest of the world.  Read more ⬇️ https://tinyurl.com/bde4uazc

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00:00Poland has made its choice, but it is one that could set the new Trump-backed right-wing president

00:05on a collision course with the center-right pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Even before his win,

00:13Karol Nawrotsky made it clear he would use his veto power if he became president.

00:19Nawrotsky will likely continue the work of outgoing right-wing President Andrzej Duda

00:24and continue to stall the work of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, particularly in areas like judicial

00:30reform, media regulation and LGBT rights. Nawrotsky is aligned with Poland's former ruling Law and

00:36Justice Party. It's clashed with the EU over judicial reforms and rule of law. But the Warsaw-Budapest

00:44axis could gain new momentum within EU politics. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban hailed

00:51Nawrotsky's victory as a sign that Central Europe continues to stand strong in defense of its

00:57Christian values and sovereignty. Nawrotsky's biggest support could be much further afield.

01:04Donald Trump met Nawrotsky during his campaign and publicly endorsed him. Warmer military and

01:10energy cooperation between Warsaw and Washington could develop even further under Nawrotsky's

01:16leadership in a deeply polarized Poland. This result marks the start of what could be a turbulent new chapter.

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