Since winning power back from the hands of his populist rivals a year and a half ago, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has faced one very stubborn roadblock to his plans: the country’s president.

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is one of the candidates in Poland’s upcoming presidential election (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Poland goes to the polls on Sunday for the first round of presidential elections. In a country that borders Ukraine and plays a key role in Western support to Kyiv, the stakes are high. So, the authorities say,