Wielkie emocje, tysiące protestów i gorącadebate– tak wyglądały ostatnie tygodnie po wyborach prezydenckich 2025.Today the Supreme Court officially declared the validity of the elections, ending one of the most turbulent political periods of recent years.
How does the Supreme Court decide the validity of the presidential election?
The Supreme Court plays a key role in the electoral process. It is he who, after examining the report of the State Electoral Commission and considering all the electoral protests, decides on the validity of the elections. The Supreme Court received over 54 thousand protests concerning this year's presidential election – a large number although not as record-breaking as in 1995. Most of these protests were replicated according to publicly available designs in this model of the Roman Giertych Election Protest.
1995 Election Protest Record
In the 1995 presidential election, a record number of electoral protests were received at the Supreme Court – exactly 593 238 in the statutory deadline. In addition, 25 protests were submitted before the deadline, and after the 1700 deadline, which gave a total of over 595 000 applications. Most of them concerned the allegation that Alexander Kwasniewski provided false information on higher education.
Conduct of the sitting
Posiedzenie Izby Kontroli Nadzwyczajnej i Spraw Publicznych było jawne i transmitowane online. Uczestniczyli w nim przedstawiciele PKW,ProsecutorGeneralny orazmedia. Ostateczna decyzja zapadła po kilku godzinach obrad i naradzie sędziów.
Election protests – scale and importance
Presidential Election 2025wzbudziły ogromne emocje społeczne. Skala protestów była bezprecedensowa – wpłynęło ich ponad 54 tysiące. Jednak Sąd Najwyższy uznał za zasadne jedynie 21 protestów, które nie miały wpływu na wynik wyborów.
The judges stressed that the duplication of the same allegations did not increase their legal significance.
Most common allegations
- Irregularities when counting votes
- Charges for malfunctioning of electoral committees
- Requests for recalculation of votes in selected districts
It is worth adding that 13 committees recalculated the votes – irregularities were detected and reported to the PCW, but did not affect the final outcome.
Controversy around the Extraordinary Control Chamber
Tegoroczne wybory to nie tylko emocje społeczne, ale też spór prawny.ProsecutorGeneralny Adam Bodnar zakwestionował skład Izby Kontroli Nadzwyczajnej, domagając się przekazania sprawy innej izbie Sądu Najwyższego.However, the Court of First Instance has left these applications unexamined, citing the existing rules.
Election result and social reactions
In the second round of elections on 1 June 2025, Karol Nawrocki (supported by the Law and Justice), defeating Rafał Trzaskowski (KO) by 50.89% to 49.11%, was victorious. The difference was over 365 thousand votes, which, with such a large turnout, shows how equal the fight for the presidency was.
The Supreme Court decision formally closes the electoral process.Karol Nawrocki is declared the legally elected President of Poland. Despite numerous controversy, the Polish legal system has shown resilience to social and political pressures.
