President Xi Jinping on Friday sent congratulations to Karol Nawrocki on his election as Polish president, pledging to work together with his Polish counterpart to promote the long-term and steady development of the comprehensive strategic partnership to benefit the two peoples, and contribute further to global stability and certainty.

Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative, as its next president — a win that signals a turn to the right in one of the European Union's member states.