Congressmen ask Ursula von der Leyen about electoral manipulation in Poland

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United States ask

Ursula von der Leyen

about election manipulation in Poland

28.05.2025 tysol/congressmani-query-ursule-von-der-leyen-o-manipulation-election-in-Poland

American politicians turned to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, with a series of questions about the Polish electoral run due to suspicions of illegal financing of spots promoting Rafał Trzaskowski and disdaining another candidates.

The authoritative letter to the European Commission was signed, among others, by Brian Mast, Chairman of the U.S. home of Representatives abroad Affairs Committee.

American politicians ask in their letter, among others, who provided funds for the acquisition of advertising promoting Rafał Trzaskowski, and disdaining Karol Nawrocki and Sławomir Mentzen. What was the function of Estratos and its main shareholder, the American fund associated with the Democratic Party? What is the European Commission going to do about it and why is it applying double standards?

Outside Brian Mast. Six congressmen signed a letter to the head of the EC, including Keitf Self, chair of the Subcommittee on Europe of the U.S. home of Representatives. same was the head of the U.S. delegation that met Rafał Trzaskowski in April. After this meeting, Trzaskowski announced that he had good relations with the presently ruling US. Signed under the document, they are representatives of the Republican Party.

“Confronting the integrity of democratic processes”

Americans in a letter to Ursula von der Leyen compose straight that the leading Polish media has published materials that prove that Just before the second circular of presidential elections, we may have “to challenge the integrity of democratic processes” in Poland..

It is about material promoting Rafał Trzaskowski and discouraging the vote on Karol Nawrocki and Sławomir Mentzen. As US politicians emphasize, citing the findings of Virtual Poland, the Austrian company Estratos is behind them. It is an entity in which 80% of the shares are held by Americans associated with the Democratic organization and 20%. Hungarians associated with the erstwhile Liberal government in power before Orban.

In Poland, Estratos was assisted by, among others, a foundation sympathetic to the Civic Coalition – Action Democracy.

They are most likely behind the action, in which 2 Facebook profiles – “You Know How It Is” and “The Table of Adults” – on April 10 political advertisements promoting Trzaskowski began to appear and making Nawrocki and Mentzen look bad. The admin of these profiles, who did not uncover his identity, spent more than any election committee to advance content.

“Let us stress clearly: the agitation conducted by companies and foundations, which is besides financed from abroad, is illegal in Poland. According to The electoral code Only the electoral committees and the voters themselves can conduct the agitation." The difference between the voter and the organised action was besides pointed out by a typical of the National Election Office during the gathering of the parliamentary committee of digitization. NASK's manager besides finds what happened illegal.

The staff of Rafał Trzaskowski and the candidate themselves cut off from materials sponsored on social media.