Poles awakened Monday to a clear albeit close result that returns a nationalist politician to the presidency who has pledged to hinder the centrist, pro-EU government for the remainder of its term.

Karol Nawrocki, a historian involved in Poland’s recent efforts to revise Holocaust history, has been elected president of Poland.

Karol Nawrocki, a populist conservative backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, has won Poland's presidential runoff election, according to official results released Monday. Eyes across the country, Europe and even North America were watching the race in Poland,