Citizens in Portugal, Romania, and Poland all cast ballots over the weekend. Two of the elections ended, and there was a major upset in the countries’ balance of power. The third is ongoing and has shown a much tighter margin between candidates than expected.

Poland’s presidential election will determine whether the country can restore the rule of law and remain a reliable partner in the European Union after nearly a decade of divisive right-wing populism.

Mr Nawrocki trails behind Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor backed by Civic Coalition ( KO ), the party at the head of Poland’s ruling alliance. Slawomir Mentzen, of Konfederacja, a hard-right party that unites MAGA types,