Revved-Up Polish Assets Dip as Election Erodes Pro-EU Tilt
Poll workers empty the ballot boxes at a primary school before they are counted during the presidential elections in Gdansk, on June 1.
Photographer: Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP/Getty Images
Polish stocks and bonds — among the world’s stand-out performers of 2025 — dipped after a nationalist unexpectedly won the presidential election, dealing a blow to the government.
Investors are concerned that the victory by the resurgent right, which has been emboldened by Donald Trump, may unravel Poland’s pro-European Union tilt — impacting both fiscal and monetary policy and imperiling the rally in the nation’s assets.