In February 2024, Karol Nawrocki was listed as one of the persons wanted by the Russian Federation on criminal charges in relation to actions pertaining to the removal of monuments commemorating the presence of the Red Army on Polish territory in the years 1944-1989.

[8] Nawrocki is the author or co-author of several books as well as numerous scientific and popular science papers on anticommunist opposition, organised crime in the Polish People's Republic and the history of sports.

On 24 November 2024, Karol Nawrocki was announced and supported by Law and Justice as an independent candidate for the office of the President of the Republic of Poland.

He is responsible for removal of several Red Army monuments in Poland - this is considered a criminal act by Russia, which put him on its national wanted list.

In a speech in which he accepted the Law and Justice's endorsement for his candidacy, Nawrocki pledged to abolish overtime labor tax and to focus on large economic investments; he strongly supports the Central Communication Port project, and praised the Central Industrial Region and Stocznia Gdynia schemes developed in the interwar Second Polish Republic.

[17] Nawrocki expressed his fascination with other large investments such as the Vistula Spit canal and Świnoujście LNG terminal, and wants to pursue similar undertakings.

He also criticized the European Green Deal, stating that while he supports environmental protection, he opposes "climate madness at the expense of Polish homes, workers and entrepreneurs".

Nawrocki is opposed to Ukrainian membership of NATO or the European Union until the country accepts responsibility for the genocide of Poles in Volyn.

[22] He supports ending the Russo-Ukrainian War by a peace agreement, but argues that the issue of territorial cessions should be decided by the European community as well as Ukraine itself.