Political storm after ND investigation on run financing. "There should be resignations here"

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The article published by Virtual Poland reveals that the Foundation Action Democracy conducted an online advertising run promoting Rafał Trzaskowski and discrediting his competitors, Karol Nawrocki and Sławomir Mentzen.WP journalists, Szymon Jadczak and Patryk Słowik, established that employees and volunteers of the foundation, whose president is erstwhile assistant MP KO, were behind the publication of these advertisements.

Additionally, the NASK Disinformation Analysis Centre reported that it identified political ads on the Facebook platform, which could be financed from abroad, which could constitute interference in the election campaign.The Communication suggested provocation by disinformation.

The release of the WP triggered a wave of comments.Journalist Wojciech Szacki stated: “A lot of fun. There should be resignations here", and cybersecurity analyst Łukasz Olejnik described the situation as ‘shocking’, suggesting that individual decisions should take place in the perfect planet on the same day.

Sławomir Mentzen, a Confederate presidential candidate, compared the situation to the annulment of the pro-Russian policy candidacy in Romania, suggesting that the Trzask run on the net is besides financed illegally.He expressed outrage towards the Civic Platform, accusing her of hypocrisy and incompetence.

In Romania, the anti-system candidate was excluded from the presidential election due to the fact that individual allegedly abroad was illegally backing him with an election campaign.

Then it turned out that the sponsor was the Romanian counterpart of the Platform, being with it in 1 faction in...

— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) May 15, 2025

This case could have serious consequences for the credibility of the electoral run of Rafał Trzaskowski and for the Foundation Action Democracy, as well as for further actions by law enforcement authorities in the financing of electoral campaigns.