The candidate suggesting Poland ought to arrange its personal Bitcoin reserve has been rising in polls forward of the EU nation’s presidential vote in Could. Over the previous weeks, since he vowed to show Poland right into a crypto haven, Sławomir Mentzen has moved nearer to collaborating in a probable run-off in June.
The nationalist candidate is hottest amongst younger Poles who typically flock to his rallies. Observers say that is largely attributable to his fairly energetic presence on social media. Mentzen has been additionally attracting followers with a program that attracts inspiration from U.S. President Donald Trump’s political messages.
Mentzen approaches run-off territory in latest Polish polls
Polish voters shall be going to the poll containers on Could 18 to elect their new president this yr. The incumbent, Andrzej Duda, is nearing the top of his second and final five-year time period in workplace and gained’t be capable to run once more underneath the nation’s structure.
Whereas not one of the main candidates is anticipated to win within the first spherical, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, nominated by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s center-right, liberal-conservative Civic Platform (PO) occasion is the clear front-runner.
Second in opinion polls is historian Karol Nawrocki, head of the Institute of Nationwide Remembrance, who’s backed by President Duda’s right-wing, national-conservative Regulation and Justice occasion (PiS) occasion. His place within the potential second spherical on June 1 is now challenged by Sławomir Mentzen.
Co za zakończenie dnia! Dziękuję Oława! Jesteście niesamowici! pic.twitter.com/lTNSMIfroh
— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) March 29, 2025
The latter is the candidate of the far-right political alliance Confederation Liberty and Independence (Konfederacja). He launched his marketing campaign on the finish of August, sooner than his rivals, and has been narrowing the hole between him and the mainstream leaders.
Mentzen continues to be third within the race however a survey carried out by the Polish analysis firm Opinia24 in mid-March confirmed him with 18.9%, lower than a share level behind Nawrocki at 19.5%. Trzaskowski is nicely forward of each with the assist of 32% of the respondents, though that’s not sufficient for a primary spherical win.
The outcomes had been printed by RMF24 which ordered the ballot. The Polish information outlet highlighted Sławomir Mentzen’s steady acquire over the previous few months. He has added 2 share factors since February and is 8 factors above his December rating.
Professional-crypto presidential candidate leads amongst younger voters
Polling numbers quoted by Politico are additionally registering Mentzen’s ascend all through the race however pointing to a bigger distinction between him and Nawrocki. RMF24 famous, nonetheless, that Opinia24’s pre-election forecast for the 2023 parliamentary vote, when Mentzen gained a seat within the Polish Sejm, was credited as essentially the most correct.
Younger Poles is the phase the place Mentzen confidently leads, based on Opinia. Some 46% of these aged 18 to 29 have declared their intention to vote for Konfederacja’s 38-year-old candidate. He’s additionally ranked first by Polish residents within the 30-39 bracket and has a slight benefit over Trzaskowski amongst male voters.
Sławomir Mentzen has been relying closely on in style platforms like Tiktok and X in addition to Youtube to convey his views, a mixture of conservative, nationalistic and libertarian concepts. He “has made social media his residence,” the European political information web site Euractiv identified in a latest article.
His election program titled “Sturdy Wealthy Poland” abounds with political messages mirroring Donald Trump’s marketing campaign guarantees comparable to guaranteeing “tight borders,” offering “protection of free speech,” “lowering paperwork,” and introducing “low and easy taxes.” He insists “Poland wants a robust military” however says “No to Polish troops in Ukraine.”
Poland ought to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
If I turn out to be the President of Poland, our nation will turn out to be a cryptocurrency haven, with very pleasant laws, low taxes, and a supportive strategy from banks and regulators.
BTC to the Moon! pic.twitter.com/izKc4spkkV
— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) November 17, 2024
A full paragraph in his 20-point platform is devoted to crypto. The Polish state fights it as a result of it may possibly’t management it, Mentzen says, vowing “to try to liberate cryptocurrency buying and selling” and “guarantee Poland has essentially the most crypto-friendly legislation in your entire European Union.” In a put up on X in November, he additionally embraced Trump’s bitcoin reserve initiative.
Sławomir Mentzen holds a level in physics and a PhD in economics after defending a doctoral thesis on public debt on the Nicolaus Copernicus College in his hometown of Toruń. Apart from politics, he has been concerned in enterprise as nicely, having owned a legislation agency and a beer model.
