Karol Nawrocki, a historian and head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), attends a meeting with residents of Myslenice in Poland on January 21st, 2025. Nawrocki is a candidate backed by the main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) in the upcoming presidential election in Poland. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)

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