A historian and populist firebrand who boasted about his brawls with soccer hooligans has narrowly won Poland’s presidential election, in a political upset that could torpedo the centrist government’s efforts to unspool the legacy of authoritarianism in the country.

Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland's weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count

Polish lawmakers will hold a vote of confidence in the government on June 11th, prime minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday as he seeks to shore up his centre-left coalition after Sunday’s presidential election loss.