The Conservative Political Action Conference, a U.S. group that seeks to spread conservative ideas worldwide, is holding its first meeting in Poland, where the second round of a presidential election will be held on Sunday.

Karol Nawrocki narrowly won the run-off election to become Poland’s next president. His entry into office will heighten the country’s political crisis.

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