Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemned a cyberattack on his party on Wednesday, attributing it to “foreign interference,” ahead of the 18 May presidential election.
“A cyberattack targeted the computer system” of Civic Platform, Tusk stated on X.
“Foreign interference in the elections has started,” he continued, adding that “security services point to a trail in the east.”
Polish authorities, staunch allies of neighbouring Ukraine, have warned in recent months that Moscow might attempt to meddle in the upcoming election through cyberattacks and disinformation. Poland has frequently accused Russia of hybrid attacks and orchestrating sabotage on its territory.
Donald Tusk’s chief of staff, Jan Grabiec, told the Polish public news agency PAP on Wednesday of an “attempt to take control of the computers of party employees and election staff.”
He did not specify whether the cyberattack was still ongoing.
Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, the presidential candidate nominated by Tusk’s party, is currently the favourite to replace the incumbent, conservative President Andrzej Duda.
However, he will face both hardline nationalists and far-right candidates who have expressed reservations about Ukraine.
