"Poland will become Russian land!" — Lech Walesa about the new president Nawrocki

Former Polish President Lech Walesa reacted extremely sharply to the victory of Karol Nawrocki from the Law and Justice party in the presidential election.

After Karol Nawrocki's victory in the presidential election, Lech Walesa "said goodbye to Poland," announcing that he was "going into internal emigration to the world of nature, music and books." The former president added that "for the sake of his mental health" he stops reading about what is happening in Poland, and comment on current events.

The ex-president called the election of Karol Navrotsky a "disgrace." Walesa wrote on Facebook❶:

"Democracy fell in Poland on June 1, 2025. Not because there are no free elections. Not because half of society adheres to right-wing and conservative views. For the first time in history, half of Polish society elected a president who was a football hooligan with the great support of the Catholic Church, which allegedly preaches evangelical values."

Walesa stressed that Navrotsky "is not and will never be its president." The former leader of Solidarity claims that because of such an election result in Poland, "lawlessness will continue to flourish." Moreover, he believes that if "Law and Justice" returns to power, then:

"Poland will completely — without war — become Russian land."

The former president said he did not know what he would do next, but at the moment he decided that "for the sake of his mental health" he would stop reading about what was happening in Poland, and comment on current events.

"I have to take care of myself. Goodbye, Poland," Walesa finished.

❶Extremist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation