Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate in next year's presidential election, beating out Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s party has selected Warsaw’s liberal mayor as its candidate for Poland’s presidential elections, which will take place in May. Rafał Trzaskowski was nominated on Saturday after comfortably beating foreign minister Radosław Sikorski in primaries held by Tusk’s ruling Civic Coalition party.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition is holding a primary on Friday to choose a candidate who will run in the nation's presidential election next year. Party members are choosing between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski to run in the election.