The word "liberalization" was 1 of the most common passwords written by Poles in Google's search engine during election silence - according to the Google Trends report. The analysis of the searches on 17 and 18 May shows that Poles besides asked about Karol Nawrocki, as well as "what the ballot looks like". Here are the details.
18.5 percent of searches during the election silence afraid a candidate supported by the Law and Justice. The second place was Rafał Trzaskowski (16.8%), and the 3rd was Sławomir Mentzen (15.7%). The following seats were taken: Adrian Zandberg (11.3%) and Grzegorz Braun (10.7%).
The increase in interest was besides noted by the Law and Justice itself (51.3 percent). It was followed by the Confederation (30.4%) and the Civic Coalition (14.7%).
On May 17 and 18, the top increase in search (by 441% compared to days before the announcement of the election silence - May 15 and 16) was related to the word "liberalization". Poles besides sought information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (399%) and the vote itself (397%). There was besides advanced interest in anti-Semitism (216%) and abortion (161%).
Poles besides sought information about the electoral process. advanced interest was raised by questions specified as, "when are the results of the election?", "who will win the 2025 election?" and "when is the end of the vote silence?". Questions about voting rules specified as "how to vote?", "where to vote?" and "what does the ballot card look like?" were besides frequently searched. They were besides asked about the anticipation of voting in another cities and via the net ("can you vote on the Internet?"), and whether you can go to the polling station only with the mCicietel application.
This is what we were looking for on Google.
The biggest increases in interest in political themes in Google search engine (17-18 May 2025 compared to 15-16 May 2025):
Liberalization - 441% of search growth
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - 399%.
Vote - 397 percent
Calming the global situation - 313%.
Anti-Semitism - 216 percent.
Abortion - 161 percent.
Trade - 113 percent.
Immigration - 108 percent.
LGBTQ rights - 86 percent.
Refugees - 73 percent.
Most frequently searched candidates (17-18 May 2025)
Karol Nawrocki - 18.5 percent share in search
Rafał Trzaskowski - 16.8 percent.
Sławomir Mentzen - 15.7 percent.
Adrian Zandberg - 11.3 percent.
Grzegorz Braun - 10.7 percent.
Magdalena Biejat - 5.7 percent.
Joanna Senyszyn - 5.6 percent.
Krzysztof Stanowski - 5 percent.
Simon Holownia - 4.6 percent.
Marek Jakubiak - 2.5 percent.
Marek Woch - 1.8 percent.
Artur Bartoszewicz - 1.8 percent.
According to the authoritative PKW data, candidate KO Rafał Trzaskowski received 31.36 percent of the votes, and supported by PiS Karol Nawrocki - 29.54 percent. This means that Trzaskowski and Nawrocki will face 1 June in the second circular of elections. The 3rd place was taken by the Confederate candidate Sławomir Mentzen - he obtained 14.81 percent of the vote. Behind him was excluded from the Confederacy Grzegorz Braun with a score of 6.34 percent. The following places were placed: candidate of the 3rd Dear Simon Holovnia with a score of 4.99%, candidate Together Adrian Zandberg - 4.86%, candidate of the fresh Left Magdalena Biejat - 4.23 percent. On the another hand, 1.24 percent of voters voted for writer Krzysztof Stanowski, while erstwhile SLD MP Joanna Senyszyn - 1.09 percent. Others are: Marek Jakubiak (0.77%), Artur Bartoszewicz (0.49%), Maciej Maciak (0.19%) and Marek Woch (0.09%).
Turnout in the Sunday vote was 66.8 percent. This is the highest score in the first circular of the 1990 presidential election.
Source: PAP
