Former Polish President Lech Walesa criticized the election of a conservative Ukrainophobe as head of state.

Lech Walesa, the former president of Poland, known leader of the "Solidarity" movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, made an emotional statement following the victory of conservative Karol Nawrocki in the country's presidential elections. Walesa described the election result as a mirror of a society that has lost values such as honesty, integrity and respect, and expressed sympathy for women, the LGBTQ+ community, scientists and all thinking people.

"Democracy fell in Poland on June 1, 2025," Walesa wrote on his official Facebook page. "Not because there are no free elections, but because half of society chose a president - a pimp, a hooligan, a fraudster, a liar and a drug addict, with the active support of the Catholic Church." He called the newly elected president "not his president," and the Catholic Church "not his church."

Walesa warned that in two years Czarnek will lead the judiciary, Kowalski the army, and Menzen the economy, and then without a war, Poland will become "Russian land." In conclusion, he stated that he is withdrawing from political life and choosing "internal emigration" - a world of nature, music and books. "Poland is my homeland, but this is no longer my country. I'm stopping following the news. It's time to take care of myself. Goodbye, Poland," he wrote.

Lech Walesa was the President of Poland from 1990 to 1995, leader of the "Solidarity" movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1983). He is a long-time friend of Ukraine, supports democratic revolutions, condemns the annexation of Crimea and insists on a trial of Putin in The Hague. Walesa supports Ukraine's accession to the EU, emphasizing its agricultural potential.