At Stake in this Election:  

• The Presidency of Poland 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Andrzej DUDA (since 6 August 2015) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Donald TUSK (since 11 December 2023)  

• Assembly: bicameral National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe), comprised of the 460-seat Sejm and the 100-seat Senate (Senat) 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed. Presidents serve a 5-year term. Presidents are only eligible for re-election once.  

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Sejm.  

• Members of the Sejm are directly elected via proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.  

• Members of the Senate are directly elected via plurality/majority vote to serve 4-year terms.  

Last Election: 

• In the first round of the 2025 presidential election, Rafał Kazimierz TRZASKOWSKI led the field with 31% of the vote. He and Karol Tadeusz NAWROCKI (30%) advanced to the second round. Voter turnout was 67%. 

Information for Voters: 

Wybory Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Elections of the President of the Republic of Poland (in Polish and English) 

Key Deadlines:  

• Candidate filing deadline: April 4, 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: May 15, 2025 

Main Candidates in this Election:  

• Rafał Kazimierz TRZASKOWSKI 

• • Party: Civic Platform 

• Karol Tadeusz NAWROCKI 

• • Independent candidate 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 36,687,353 (2023 estimate)   

• Registered Voters: 29,252,340 (May 2025)  

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 18,908,460 (2023 estimate)  

• CEDAW Status: Signed 29 May 1980, Ratified 30 July 1980 

• Gender Quota: Yes, both legislated and voluntary quotas, which require that at least 35% of the candidate list be women.  

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 144 out of 460 members in the Sejm (31.3%) and 19 out of 100 members in the Senate (19%). 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.881, Very high, (2022 estimate)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 18.5% (2025 estimate)  

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 25 September 2012 

• Projected population with a disability: 5,869,976 (2023 est.)