A new SW Research poll indicates 39.1% of Poles view President Karol Nawrocki’s performance positively, with strongest support among young voters.
Nawrocki’s Approval Ratings
The SW Research poll for “Wprost” surveyed Poles on their assessment of Karol Nawrocki’s performance as President of Poland. 39.1% of respondents gave a positive assessment, with 18.3% responding “very good” and 20.8% “good.”
38.6% of those surveyed evaluated the politician’s actions negatively, with 10.2% responding “badly” and 28.4% “definitely badly.” The remaining respondents were undecided (4.1%) or answered “neither good nor bad” (18.1%).
Demographic Breakdown of Support
Nawrocki enjoys his largest support base among individuals aged 25-34 (51.5%) and those under 24 (50.2%). Dissatisfaction with his actions is highest among respondents over 50 (52.7%).
41.8% of men and 36.7% of women have positive feelings about his decisions, while 40.9% of men and 36.4% of women hold negative views.
Education and Location Influence
The majority of supporters of Nawrocki’s actions have basic or vocational education (49.6%), while skeptics tend to have higher education (44.5%).
Nawrocki received his best ratings from residents of towns with populations under 20,000 (46%), and his worst from cities with over 500,000 residents (52.4%).
Presidential Vetoes and SAFE Act Opposition
Since the beginning of his term, Nawrocki has vetoed 29 bills, the latest concerning an amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure. Presidential Spokesman Rafał Leśkiewicz explained the decision was made “out of concern for the safety of citizens and the effectiveness of the state in fighting the most dangerous crime.”
He argued that adopting individual solutions is not a sufficient basis for signing the law, and that the new regulations could hinder criminal proceedings and create “procedural chaos.”
Recently, Nawrocki’s veto of the law implementing the SAFE program sparked significant debate. He stated, “SAFE is a mechanism by which Brussels, through the so-called principle of conditionality, can arbitrarily suspend funding, and our country will still have to repay that debt. Therefore, it must be clearly stated: security on condition is not security. Poland’s security cannot depend on foreign decisions,” and proposed his own “Polish SAFE zero percent” program.
Funding Concerns and SAFE Program Debate
Donald Tusk expressed doubts about the financing of the program, which relies on profits from the National Bank of Poland (NBP), which have not been recorded in recent years. Consequently, the Council of Ministers authorized the Minister of National Defense, Minister of Finance, and Economy to sign an agreement regarding the EU’s SAFE program on March 13th.