Poles are set to vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election with major implications for the country's role in Europe and for abortion and LGBTQ rights. Warsaw's pro-EU mayor Rafal Trzaskowski,

The populist right-winger even appears to be turning accusations from liberal politicians and media to his advantage ahead of Sunday’s vote.

Bogusław, 79, who is buying strawberries from another stall, chimes in as well. “The people voting for Trzaskowski are so stupid, he’s going to sell us out completely,” he says. “Polish farming will be non-existent, he’ll agree to anything. The EU will start importing [produce] from North African countries where everything is cheap.”

Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist historian who has written about the criminal underworld, heads into Sunday's presidential run-off tied with his opponent, pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.Political opponents seized on the revelation.

I N 2018 TADEUSZ BATYR, a previously unknown author, published a book about the life of a notorious gang boss in communist Poland. “His biography is a ready script for an action film,” wrote Mr Batyr. Appearing in disguise in a televised interview, he praised Karol Nawrocki, a historian, for having inspired him to write the book.

Poland’s Conservative (PiS) presidential election candidate Karol Nawrocki’s rhetoric has swung sharply to the right in the last days of campaign, as he seeks to pick up a few more votes in the extremely tight race for the Polish presidency.

Analysts say domestic policy and regional dynamics hang in the balance as Poland prepares to choose between liberal Rafal Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki - Anadolu Ajansı

The presidential run-off election in Poland this weekend is set to be a very tight race, with surveys released on Friday showing the two candidates separated by a razor-thin margin. A survey commissioned by the Onet portal shows liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski in the lead with 50.