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Presidential elections will be held in Poland on 4, 11, or 18 May 2025, though they can be held earlier should the office become vacated as a result of death, resignation or removal from office of the incumbent. Due to constitutional term limits limiting a president to serve only two terms, incumbent president Andrzej Duda is ineligible for re-election. Presidential elections in Poland must take place on a day free from work (Sunday or a holiday) between 75 and 100 days before the term ends.
Electoral system
The president is elected for a five-year term using the two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off is held between the top two candidates. Presidents serve a five-year term and can be re-elected once. The second term of Andrzej Duda expires on 6 August 2025, and the president-elect will take the oath of office on that day, before the National Assembly (a joint session of Sejm and Senate).
Candidate selection
Declared candidates
| Name | Born | Last position/job | Party | |
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3 September 1976 (48) | Marshal of the Sejm (2023–present)
Member of the Sejm (2023–present) |
Third Way | |
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30 April 1959 (61) | Leader of Federation for the Republic (2018–present)
Member of the Sejm (2015–2019, 2023-present) |
Free Republicans | |
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20 November 1986 (38) | Chairman of New Hope (2022–present)
Member of the Sejm (2023–present) |
Confederation | |
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3 March 1983 (42) | President of the Institute of National Remembrance (2021–present)
Director of the Museum of the Second World War (2017–2021) |
Law and Justice | |
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21 September 1960 (64) | Leader of Repair Poland (2023–present) | Repair Poland | |
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17 January 1972 (53) | Mayor of Warsaw (2018–present)
2020 Polish presidential election second round |
Civic Coalition | |
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29 October 1953 (71) | Leader of Labour Union (2006–present)
Member of the Greater Poland Sejmik (2006–2023) |
Labour Union | |
Other declared candidates
Prosperity and Peace Movement
- Maciej Maciak – Leader of the Prosperity and Peace Movement, candidate of mayor of Włocławek[1]
Nonpartisan Local Government Activists
- Marek Woch - Leader of the Nonpartisan Local Government Activists[2]
Potential candidates
New Left
- Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk – Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy (2023–present)[3]
- Magdalena Biejat – Deputy Marshal of the Senate (2023–present)[4][5]
- Katarzyna Kotula – Minister of Equality (2023–present)[6]
- Krzysztof Gawkowski – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs (2023–present)[7]
- Łukasz Litewka – MP for Sosnowiec (2023–present)[6]
- Krzysztof Kukucki – Mayor of Włocławek (2024–present)[8]
Left Together
- Adrian Zandberg – leader of Left Together, MP for Warsaw (2019–present)[9]
- Maciej Konieczny – MP for Katowice (2019–present)[10]
- Paulina Matysiak – MP for Sieradz (2019–present)[6]
Independents
- Jan Hartman – philosopher and opinion journalist[11]
- Sylwia Spurek – MEP for Greater Poland (2019–2024)[12][13]
Declined
Law and Justice
- Witold Bańka – President of WADA (2020–present), Minister of Sport and Tourism (2015–2019)[14][15]
Civic Platform
- Donald Tusk – Prime Minister (2007–2014, 2023–present), leader of Civic Platform, candidate for president in 2005[16]
- Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007–2014, 2023–present), Marshal of the Sejm (2014–2015), Member of the European Parliament (2019–2023); lost to Rafał Trzaskowski in the primary elections[17]
Third Way
- Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense (2023–present), leader of Polish People's Party, candidate for president in 2020[18][19]
Independents
- Dorota Gawryluk – journalist[20]
- Lieutenant Colonel Jacek Siewiera – head of National Security Bureau (2022–present)[21]
- General Rajmund Andrzejczak – Chief of the General Staff of Polish Armed Forces (2018–2023)[22]
Opinion polls
Graphical summary
1st round
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Błaszczak PiS |
Bocheński PiS |
Czarnek PiS |
Jaki PiS |
Morawiecki PiS |
Nawrocki PiS |
Witek PiS |
Sikorski PO |
Trzaskowski PO |
Tusk PO |
Hołownia PL2050 |
Kosiniak-Kamysz PSL |
Biedroń NL |
Dziemianowicz-Bąk NL |
Biejat Razem/NL |
Zandberg Razem |
Bosak Confederation |
Mentzen Confederation |
Jakubiak WR |
Others | Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollster / "SE.pl" | 10–11 Dec 2024 | 1,005 | 28.70 | 41.96 | 10.67 | 3.26 | 12.68 | 2.73 | 13.26 | |||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 6–8 Dec 2024 | 1,000 | 30.3 | 36.9 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
| SW Research / Wprost | Nov 2024 | 13.1 | 38.6 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 24.2 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pollster / "SE.pl" | 25–26 Nov 2024 | 1,015 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Opinia24 / TVN24 | Nov 2024 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 22–24 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 24.5 | 40.4 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 21 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 27.8 | 35.8 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 28.9 | 32.3 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 8–10 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 27.2 | 34.8 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||
| 27.5 | 29.4 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 11–13 Oct 2024 | 1,000 | 26.6 | 39.4 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 12.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 26.0 | 25.5 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IBRiS / Rzeczpospolita | 11–12 Oct 2024 | 1,071 | 22.2 | 34.2 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 3.7[a] | 13.4 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||
| IBRiS / Onet | 10 Sep 2024 | 1,000 | 26.4 | 33.0 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 4.1[b] | 14.3 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
| 23.8 | 32.9 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 7.6[c] | 14.0 | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17.2 | 34.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 7.3[d] | 17.7 | 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 26–28 Jul 2024 | 1,000 | 27.6 | 32.4 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / DGP, RMF | 26–28 Jul 2024 | 1,000 | 29.3 | 34.8 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||
| IPSOS / DoRzeczy.pl | 1–3 Jul 2024 | 1,000 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 7–9 Jun 2024 | 1,000 | 24.8 | 29.2 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 7.1[e] | 16.1 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 24–26 May 2024 | 1,000 | 25.6 | 29.2 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 8.2[f] | 15.5 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 10–12 May 2024 | 1,000 | 25.5 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 17.4 | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||
| OGB / Stan Polityki | 22–25 Apr 2024 | 804 | 7.20 | 26.15 | 29.34 | 5.77 | 12.74 | 3.42 | 1.22 | 1.55 | 6.71 | 5.90 | 3.19 | |||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 6–7 Apr 2024 | 1,000 | 22.4 | 29.0 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 8.6[g] | 11.2 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||
| IPSOS / OKO.press, TOK FM | 22–26 Feb 2024 | 1,000 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3[h] | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 23–25 Feb 2024 | 1,000 | 25.9 | 30.8 | 23.1 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Pollster / SE.pl | 11 Feb 2024 | 1,060 | 20.92 | 32.53 | 25.21 | 5.45 | 2.65 | 7.66 | 5.58[i] | 7.32 | ||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 10–11 Feb 2024 | 1,000 | 24.3 | 22.2 | 24.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 9.0[j] | 10.0 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| IBRiS / Radio Zet | 9–10 Feb 2024 | 1,070 | 16.1 | 28.3 | 24.0 | 5.2[k] | 26.4 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| IBRiS / Onet | 26–27 Jan 2024 | 1,070 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 24.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Pollster / SE.pl | 17 Dec 2023 | 1,033 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / DGP, RMF | 8–10 Dec 2023 | 1,000 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 24.5 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 33.1[l] | 6.6 | 12.6 | |||||||||
| IBRiS / Onet | 24–25 Nov 2023 | 29.9 | 34.6 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1.5[m] | 8.9 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 21.4 | 25.6 | 16.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 17–19 Nov 2023 | 1,000 | 19.0 | 33.8 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 18.3[n] | 2.7 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||||
2nd round
Nawrocki v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Nawrocki PiS |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Abstain | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 6–8 Dec 2024 | 1,000 | 41.2 | 50.3 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 9.1 |
| Pollster / "SE.pl" | 25–26 Nov 2024 | 1,015 | 42 | 58 | 16 | ||
| Opinia24 / TVN24 | Nov 2024 | 41 | 52 | 7 | 11 | ||
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 22–24 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 33.7 | 55.9 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 22.2 |
| IBRiS / "Rz" | 22–23 Nov 2024 | 1,068 | 26.2 | 49.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 23.5 |
| IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat | 7–9 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 36.4 | 49.99 | 13.8 | 13.61 | |
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 25–27 Oct 2024 | 1,000 | 37.6 | 55.8 | 6.6 | 18.2 | |
Hołownia v. Nawrocki
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Hołownia PL2050 |
Nawrocki PiS |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollster / "SE.pl" | 25–26 Nov 2024 | 1,015 | 58 | 42 | 16 |
Hołownia v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Hołownia PL2050 |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollster / "SE.pl" | 25–26 Nov 2024 | 1,015 | 33 | 67 | 34 | |
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 25–27 Oct 2024 | 1,000 | 29.5 | 51.6 | 18.9 | 22.1 |
Hypothetical polling
Hypothetical polling with different PiS candidate
Bocheński v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Bocheński PiS |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGB / Stan Polityki | 22–25 Apr 2024 | 804 | 44.59 | 55.41 | 10.82 |
Czarnek v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Czarnek PiS |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat | 7–9 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 35.2 | 50.9 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
Jaki v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Jaki PiS |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPSOS / DoRzeczy.pl | 1–3 Jul 2024 | 1,000 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 10 |
Morawiecki v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Morawiecki PiS |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPSOS / DoRzeczy.pl | 1–3 Jul 2024 | 1,000 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 10 |
| Pollster | 15 Jun 2024 | 38 | 62 | 24 |
PiS candidate v. Trzaskowski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
PiS |
Trzaskowski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 21 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 39.2 | 58.5 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| IPSOS / PO | ? | ? | 36 | 53 | 8 | 17 |
Hypothetical polling with Radosław Sikorski as KO candidate
Nawrocki v. Sikorski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Nawrocki PiS |
Sikorski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat | 7–9 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 36.3 | 46.7 | 16.9 | 10.4 |
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 25–27 Oct 2024 | 1,000 | 38.3 | 54.1 | 7.6 | 15.8 |
Czarnek v. Sikorski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Czarnek PiS |
Sikorski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat | 7–9 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 35.3 | 46.5 | 18.3 | 11.2 |
PiS candidate v. Sikorski
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
PiS |
Sikorski PO |
Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Surveys / WP.pl | 21 Nov 2024 | 1,000 | 42.4 | 54.9 | 2.7 | 12.5 |
Notes
- ^ Paulina Matysiak (Razem) – 3.7
- ^ Jacek Siewiera (ind.) – 4.1
- ^ Jacek Siewiera (ind.) – 7.6
- ^ Jacek Siewiera (ind.) – 7.3
- ^ Dorota Gawryluk (ind.) – 7.1
- ^ Dorota Gawryluk (ind.) – 8.2
- ^ Beata Szydło (PiS) – 8.6
- ^ Krzysztof Stanowski (ind.) – 3
- ^ Dorota Gawryluk (ind.) – 1.89, Krzysztof Stanowski (ind.) – 1.11
- ^ Beata Szydło (PiS) – 9.0
- ^ Krzysztof Stanowski (ind.) – 3.2, Dorota Gawryluk (ind.) – 0.2
- ^ Adam Bodnar (ind.) – 1.4, Kacper Płażyński (PiS) – 1.3, Jarosław Kaczyński (PiS) – 1.3
- ^ Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (NL) – 1.5
- ^ Beata Szydło (PiS) – 7.7
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Podjąłem decyzję[,] że startuję w wyborach na funkcję prezydenta kraju [...]
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O zamiar kandydowania w wyborach prezydenckich generał rezerwy został zapytany w piątek w RMF FM. — Nie jestem zawodowym politykiem (...) Jestem zawodowym oficerem — odparł wojskowy. — Na pewno nie — mówił, dopytywany o jasną deklarację w sprawie startu.
[The reserve general was asked about his intention to run in the presidential elections on Friday on RMF FM. "I am not a professional politician (...) I am a professional officer," the military man replied. "Certainly not," he said, when asked about a clear declaration regarding his participation.]
