Shortly after the end of the second round of Polish presidential elections, which took place on 1 June 2025, the International Observation Mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) issued a Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions concerning the elections. Unlike the statement issued after the first round, which, as we pointed out on this website, raised serious concerns regarding the emphasis placed on certain issues, particularly with regard to the proportion of the most significant abuses, this time the statement does not raise any major concerns. The fundamental abuses committed in particular by the current government camp have been duly highlighted. First and foremost, doubts about campaigning for Rafał Trzaskowski by third parties in a non-transparent manner, including possible financing from abroad.
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