Prosecutor-General officially confirmed the occurrence serious irregularities in 7 of the 10 regional electoral commissionswhere carried out recalculation of voting cards After this year's presidential election. According to Advocate General Anna Adamiak, it was mistakenly considered that more votes had been won Karol Nawrocki, while actually this Rafał Trzaskowski He got more.
The analysis included commissions in cities like Kraków, Strzelce Opolskie, Minsk Mazowieckie, Olesno, Grudziądz, Wieniec-Brześć Kujawski and Gdańsk.
The lawyer General shall be active in the verification process of the results
According to a communication published on Saturday 21 June, Prosecutor-General Adam Bodnar took note of documentation on the conversion of votes in 10 regional electoral commissions. The results were communicated to the public.
In 7 of the 10 committees audited, there was a change of vote between candidates. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, initially a part of the vote was wrongly attributed to Karol Nawrock, while in fact it was given to Rafał Trzaskowski. These errors were only revealed as a consequence of a judicial conversion of votes.
Not just a vote swap. another irregularities besides revealed
Irregularities were found in a full of 9 out of 10 committees. In case of KatowiceMembers of the committee shall, as the EPPO informs, inform the EPPO. They mistakenly added no votes to both candidates., which has besides affected the falsification of the protocol.
An even more serious mistake occurred in Stone Mountainwhere, according to the recalculation, the voting package attributed to Karol Nawrock was in important votes cast on Rafał Trzaskowski. In this case, it was besides Trzaskowski, not Nawrocki, who actually won more votes in the circuit.
Advocate General’s position: ‘There will be no indulgence’
Due to errors detected, lawyer General Adam Bodnar announced that his office will be full active in explaining any irregularities reported in electoral protests.
"In the light of further irregularities in the electoral process, The lawyer General will search to clarify all the doubts raised in the protests, asking, if necessary, to recalculate the ballots," Anna Adamiak informed.
Where appropriate preparatory investigations will besides be initiatedwhich aim full explanation of the circumstances and possible Legal evaluation of the activities of committee members.
Context: Time for electoral protests is moving out
These data came at a crucial moment. Sunday, June 16, 2025, the deadline for the submission of electoral protests To the ultimate Court. Rafał Trzaskowski's staff had previously announced that he would protest, indicating irregularities that occurred in respective constituencies.
Although the formal exchange of votes does not necessarily imply forgery, the scale of errors – as indicated by the data provided by the Public Prosecutor's Office – may affect reliability of voting results at least in any locations.
What's next? ultimate Court and possible Decisions
This. Supreme Court will decide on the validity of the presidential elections and examine all protests that will come within the statutory deadline. due to the fact that recalculations lead to significant adjustments to the results in certain circuits, further calculations are possible elsewhere in the country.
The function of the Public Prosecutor's Office can so be importantly increased, especially if there are mass protests and subsequent errors. It cannot be excluded that the substance will become even more political and legal in the coming days.
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