Aleksander Palikot

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Aleksander Palikot is a Kyiv-based journalist covering war and its impact on society, culture, and politics in Eastern Europe. His work has appeared in RFE/RL, New Eastern Europe, Krytyka Polityczna, and other outlets. He serves on the board of n-ost and is a fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). He holds degrees from Oxford, Edinburgh, and the Jagiellonian University.

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Poland

Ukraine watches closely as Poland faces polarizing presidential run-off

by Aleksander Palikot May 30, 2025

Poland’s presidential race has never seen a first-round winner with so many reasons to worry, the far right so emboldened, and Ukraine so central to the campaign. The June 1 run-off between Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski of the ruling Civic Platform (PO) and Karol Nawrocki, backed by Law and