Liam Nolan

5 days ago | rte.ie | Liam Nolan

A large cheer went up outside Warsaw's presidential palace after 9pm last night as the first two exit polls in the country's presidential election were released. Supporters of Rafal Trzaskowski, the capital's centrist mayor, thought that their candidate had won this closely-contested race. The polls gave Mr Trzaskowski a thin lead of between 0.3 and 0.6% of a percentage point, which made me think they were being too optimistic at that early stage of the night.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Liam Nolan

Tomorrow, Polish voters will cast their ballots in a decisive second-round vote to decide whether centrist Rafal Trzaskowski or conservative Karol Nawrocki will become their next president. The past two weeks of campaigning have delivered a tight contest between two candidates from Poland's largest political camps: the centre-right Civic Platform and the nationalist-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party. But it was always likely to be that way.

2 weeks ago | betterfarming.com | Liam Nolan

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Trevor Jones Talks About His Background, Leadership Style & Priorities By Liam Nolan Soon after being named Ontario’s new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in late March, Trevor Jones sat down with Better Farming for a discussion on his background, his political goals, and his leadership style. Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Jones was elected in 2022 and has since held several notable roles at Queen’s Park.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Liam Nolan

Sunday's result from the first-round of voting in the Polish presidential election was not ideal for Rafal Trzaskowski, the centrist mayor of Warsaw, who has been the frontrunner throughout the campaign. For months, he had consistently polled between 4% and 7% ahead of his closest rival, conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki, who is endorsed by Law and Justice (PiS), a nationalist party that governed Poland between 2015 and 2023.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Liam Nolan

Few pollsters and analysts predicted even a week ago that Nicusor Dan, a quietly spoken mathematician and anti-corruption activist, had a serious chance of defeating far-right candidate George Simion in Romania's presidential election. But Mr Dan has done just that, and in resounding fashion. He won 54% of votes in yesterday's second round, with Mr Simion on 46%.