Heavily outspent by his opponent, vigorously opposed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and faced with highly personal charges including that of setting up clients with prostitutes while a hotel security guard, MAGA-style candidate Karol Nawrocki was elected president of Poland on Sunday.

In a record turnout (71%), Polish voters narrowly (51% to 49%) chose historian Nawrocki, 42, in a run-off with “establishment” candidate and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.

The victory of Euroskeptic Nawrocki clearly sent shock waves through the European Union, whose leaders made clear they preferred the pro-EU Trzaskowski.  In contrast, Nawrocki strongly embraced Donald Trump — meeting the U.S. president at the White House earlier this year and telling reporters Trump said to him: “You will win.”

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