WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's conservative Law and Justice party, which is trying to regain its momentum after losing power last year, on Sunday chose historian Karol Nawrocki as its candidate for president ahead of next year's election.

Poland's conservative Law and Justice party, which is trying to regain its momentum after losing power last year, on Sunday chose historian Karol Nawrocki as its candidate for president ahead of next year's election.

Poland's main opposition conservative party, PiS, has named Karol Nawrocki as its candidate for next year's presidential election, hoping he will succeed previous PiS-nominee Andrzej Duda.

By Wojcich Kosc in Warsaw Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski appears poised to meet historian Karol Nawrocki in the run-off vote to elect Poland’s new president next year. Trzaskowski won the primary of his party,

With Poland's presidential election just months away, the field is rapidly taking shape, setting the stage for what promises to be a highly competitive and consequential race.

Poland’s biggest opposition party Law & Justice selected historian Karol Nawrocki to run in next year’s presidential election in a bid to hold on to the role as a counterweight to Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government.