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paragraph_text: Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki (born 3 March 1983) is a Polish historian and politician who is the president-elect of Poland since 1 June 2025. Since 2021, he has headed the Institute of National Remembrance. Previously, he was the director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk from 2017 to 2021.
  
  Nawrocki's research focuses on anticommunist opposition in Poland, organised crime in Communist Poland including its aftermath, and the history of sports. In February 2024, he was listed as one of the persons wanted by the Russian Federation on criminal charges for the removal of monuments commemorating the presence of the Red Army on Polish territory in the years 1944–1989. On 24 November 2024, Nawrocki was announced and supported by Law and Justice (PiS) as an independent candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election.
  
  Nawrocki was elected President in the second round held on 1 June, receiving 50.89% of the vote. He will be inaugurated as President of Poland on 6 August 2025.