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Polish presidential candidate faces scrutiny over elderly neighbor’s apartment
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05.05.2025, 22:00
Politics
The reports come as Poland prepares for the
final stretch of a heated presidential campaign. Front-runners Karol Nawrocki,
a PiS-backed candidate, and the centrist Civic Coalition candidate, Warsaw
Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, lead in the polls and could meet in a second-round
runoff.
In a report by Polish news website Onet,
Nawrocki is accused of neglecting to provide long-term care for his 80-year-old
neighbor, Mr. Jerzy Ż., after signing a 2017 life annuity agreement that
granted the politician ownership of a small flat in exchange for ongoing
care.
According to the report, the senior was living
in a state-run care home in December of 2024, with no further involvement from
Nawrocki.
In his response, Nawrocki said he had “cared
for an old, ill man” and emphasized their long-standing neighborly
relationship.
His campaign chief, Emilia Wierzbicki, told
reporters that Nawrocki had helped the man for many years and even contributed
funds to help him purchase the flat, which he promised to transfer to Nawrocki
in return.
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Wierzbicki
alsop said that Nawrocki lost contact with Mr. Jerzy in December 2024 and had
unsuccessfully tried to locate him through neighbors and acquaintances.
However, Onet claims it managed to find the old man after a four-hour search.
‘If I
receive a bill, I’ll pay it’
The second controversy concerns Nawrocki’s use
of a guest apartment in the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, which he
headed before becoming president of the
Institute of National Remembrance.
According to the Polish newspaper Gazeta
Wyborcza, Nawrocki used a museum apartment rent-free for a total of over six
months across multiple stays despite owning a home just five kilometers away.
In response, Nawrocki said he used the
apartment only occasionally, mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic when he had to
isolate.
“If I receive a bill, I’ll pay it from my own
pocket. It won’t be a problem,” he said in a public statement.
The Gdańsk district prosecutor’s office has
launched an investigation into the use of the museum apartment amid concerns
over possible misuse of public resources.
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