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Karol Nawrocki, a conservative and Trump-backed candidate, has been inaugurated as Poland's president, potentially steering the country towards a more nationalist and traditionalist course, with a focus on strengthening NATO and maintaining EU relations while opposing EU overreach. His rise marks a shift in Polish politics, supported by U.S. conservative groups, amid some controversies.
Poland is holding a closely contested presidential run-off between centrist, pro-EU candidate Rafal Trzaskowski and nationalist challenger Karol Nawrocki, who is inspired by Trump and emphasizes traditional values, with implications for EU relations and Ukraine.
A young woman in Russia has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for bombing a pro-Kremlin blogger, while extreme nationalist Igor Girkin receives a four-year prison term for inciting extremism. Additionally, a Russian MP accused of Litvinenko's murder predicts that critics of Russia will "die like dogs," a new poll shows a surge in right-wing populism in the EU ahead of the 2024 elections, and a giant Russian military plane crashes, claiming 74 lives.
Russian nationalist and Kremlin critic Igor Girkin, who is currently in custody awaiting trial on charges of inciting extremism, has nominated himself to run for president in 2024. In a letter read on his behalf, Girkin instructed his followers to set up a headquarters and start collecting signatures for his candidacy. Despite being considered an unlikely contender, Girkin has previously stated that he would make a better president than Vladimir Putin. Girkin is best known in the West for his conviction in absentia by a Dutch court for his role in shooting down a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Sinn Fein has become the largest party at local level in Northern Ireland for the first time, overtaking their unionist rivals by a wide margin in council elections. The left-wing party's share of the vote jumped almost 8 points to 31%, winning 144 of the 462 seats up for grabs. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), until last year the biggest party at local and regional level, held steady on 122 seats with 23% of the vote. Sinn Fein's success came at the expense of more middle ground nationalist and unionist parties.