Polish presidential race: Long-shot candidate mocks planned debate between front-runners

As Poland's presidential election approaches, long-shot candidate Krzysztof Stanowski has mocked a planned debate between the race's two front-runners.

Journalist Krzysztof Stanowski, a low-polling candidate in Poland's presidential campaign, attends a rally for left-wing rival Magdalena Biejat, at Pole Mokotowskie Park in Warsaw on March 23.

Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

News of the upcoming face-off between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, the leading candidate in the polls, and runner-up Karol Nawrocki, head of the Institute of National Remembrance, drew widespread media attention in Poland on Wednesday.

Stanowski, a 42-year-old sports journalist who has described his own campaign as more satirical than serious, quickly responded with a tongue-in-cheek post on social media.

"I invite all candidates to a debate in 15 minutes by the parcel locker on Wołoska Street," he wrote on X, referencing a location in Warsaw's Mokotów district.

He added sarcastically that the other contenders were "too afraid" to accept his challenge.

Wzywam wszystkich kandydatów na debatę za 15 minut za paczkomatem na Wołoskiej. Tchórzycie?

— Krzysztof Stanowski (@K_Stanowski) April 9, 2025

The debate between Trzaskowski and Nawrocki is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. Warsaw time.

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Source: X/@K_Stanowski

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