Jakub Szymik (@jakubxsz.bsky.social)

Polish Election Insights: Campaign Dynamics and Integrity Challenges As the campaign enters its final stretch, Poland faces a highly polarized political landscape shaped by generational divides, deep urban–rural differences, and a dynamic online campaigning environment. The race is drawing sharp ideological lines between conservative, centrist, and progressive camps while many candidates position themselves as unifiers amid growing societal divides. Our experts will present key observations from recent monitoring efforts, including insights into voter sentiment, (online) campaign dynamics, and challenges to election integrity. The briefing will explore pressing questions such as: How is the disinformation landscape affecting public trust? What patterns are emerging in the campaign communication? How does the youth view the presidential election? On the panel: - Jakub Szymik, Founder, CEE Digital Democracy Watch - Adam Traczyk, Executive Director, More in Common Poland - Zofia Lutkiewicz, President, Political Accountability Foundation Moderated by Adam Busuleanu, Senior Program Officer, European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) • EDMO’s assessment of the Code of Practice on Disinformation (Rapid Response System): 🔗 https://edmo.eu/publications/edmos-assessment-of-the-rapid-response-system-of-the-code-of-practice-on-disinformation/ • The full Social Network Barometer Barometr Sieci report (April 2025) (in Polish): 🔗 https://ceeddw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BartometrSieci_Kwiecien2.pdf • European Commission press release – Digital Services Act enforcement (May 2025): 🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_505 • OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Limited Election Observation Mission (Republic of Poland) - INTERIM REPORT 11 –28 April 2025 🔗 https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/a/590237_0.pdf • The Presidential Report 2025, More In Common (in Polish): 🔗 https://www.moreincommon.pl/nasze-projekty/raport-prezydencki-2025 Find more information about our work at epde.org https://bit.ly/3SpQ1Vi