The second circular of voting in the elections of the president of the Republic of Poland is coming soon. On Sunday, June 1, in the final circular of the Citizens' Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski will face the candidate of Law and Justice – Karol Nawrocki.
Poles can besides vote abroad. However, there are any things to know, due to the fact that the Polish electoral ordination requires completion of certain formalities.
Poles abroad may participate in presidential elections only by individual voting at the seat of the applicable committee. There is no anticipation to vote by correspondence or to vote by proxy.
Only those who are abroad, who are included in the electoral roster drawn up by the consul or have certificates of voting right, may vote.
Voting in the same committee
It is crucial to know that Poles who already registered in a given circuit to vote in Germany before the first circular are automatically registered for the second round.
So they do not gotta take any additional action if they want to vote in the second circular in the same place. All they gotta do is go to the polling place on June 1st and vote.
Registration until 27 May
It is different for voters who did not vote in Germany in the first round. By Tuesday, 27 May (by 23.59 p.m.), they can add to the list of voters drawn up by the consul. It is best to usage the eElection electronic registration system. Among another things, it is essential to supply the PESEL number, the valid passport number or ID card number and the address of your stay abroad.
A request may besides be made in writing, bearing the signature of the consul liable for the circuit in which he wishes to vote. The application form is available on the Gov.pl website under “report and elections”.
When sending an email notification (to the email address of the competent consular authority), a scan or photograph of the application signed by hand shall be attached.
When submitting the voter, he must choice 1 of the voting circuits and remember his number. It may happen that there will be respective voting circuits at 1 address.
Change of voting place
"Register" must in turn those people who know that on the day of the second circular they will be elsewhere abroad. They can besides change the voting circuit themselves by 27 May utilizing the eElection strategy or make a written request.
And there is another anticipation that concerns, among others, those who do not yet know in which peculiar circuit they will give their voice. They can get a certificate of voting rights at any consular office abroad or at any municipal office in Poland by 29 May. This certificate entitles you to vote at any polling venue, both at home and abroad.
Those who have requested a certificate of voting rights before 18 May received 2 certificates and may vote with a certificate of voting rights in the second circular at any polling station.
Elections in Germany
In the first circular of the presidential election, 2025 registered almost 85 1000 Polish voters in Germany, and over 78 1000 went to the election. There may be more in the second – decisive – round.
This year a evidence number of 54 voting circuits was created over Oder and Rhine. That's 7 more than 2 years ago in the parliamentary election. Currently, 8 electoral commissions have been established in the German capital. For the first time you can vote in the fresh Polish embassy in the heart of Berlin. In Munich and Hamburg six commissions were formed. 3 commissions each have Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. 2 in turn – Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Bielefeld, Bremen and the south of Germany – Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Karlsruhe. In addition, there are respective cities in Germany: Leipzig, Dresden, Brunswick, Hannover, Laatzen, Oldenburg, Darmstadt, Kassel, Kleve, Mainz, Münster and Wiesbaden.
The vote will take place on Sunday, 1 June, between 7:00 and 21:00. erstwhile going to elections, you should have a valid Polish passport or Polish ID.
Trzaskowski or Nawrocki?
Almost 70 1000 Poles voted in the 2020 presidential election in the second circular in Germany. The vast majority of them were supported by Rafał Trzaskowski (more than 77 percent). Only little than 23 percent voted for Andrzej Duda, who yet won, reaching 51 percent of the vote in all elections in Poland and abroad.
This year, pre-election polls foretell a very even match between the Citizen Coalition candidate Trzaskowski and PiS candidate Nawrocki. In the first circular both candidates shared only little than 2 percent points.
