Haha yes, they’re @ me, too.

Thanks!

In writing, yes. But in speech it’s really not easy - the dissonance being strong because of the conviction it should be easy. Closest to Polish (again, in speaking terms) is Belarusian imo.

Periodic reminder that Czech is pretty tough to understand for Poles. The other way round, too.

Thanks for reminding me I'm on this website! ;-)

See official first round vote results here: wybory.gov.pl/prezydent2025/

Then there's turnout - as for the 1st round of presidential elections, it was big. But it also was less than in the 2023 general election. If the run-off turnout's bigger than yesterday, who will win? Beats me.

All told, RT and his possible allies won some 1mn votes less than Nawrocki and the far right. Surely, to quote @benstanley.eu, electorates ain't Lego blocks that you can simply stack on one another. But in their mass, voters do tend to have preferences. Who those other voters will pick now is key.

I knew who I should have reached for comment, didn't I.

This time around it somehow feels for real that they're unlikely to screw it up the way they did in 2015 against Duda.

Surely PiS today ain't the PiS from 2015 (a two-term govt party versus long-time opposition, respectively). The liberal camp and Rafał Trzaskowski say they won't give in to complacency this time. It will be a v intense campaign, expect candidates to jump out of your fridge, as we say in Poland.

The notification on my phone only showe your post until "looming..." and it had me thinking you're suggesting it's Karol's presidency - which is not what I'm saying in the piece.

That said - who knows where we're going to be in April ;-)