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Morawiecki loses vote of confidence – change of presidency is imminent

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Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (archive photo) Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (archive photo)

Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (archive picture)

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As anticipated, Poland’s incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki failed together with his new cupboard in parliament. In a vote of confidence, solely 190 of 456 MPs voted for Morawiecki’s national-conservative PiS authorities. 266 voted towards.

In Poland, incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki misplaced the vote of confidence in parliament on Monday, as anticipated. This is more likely to pave the best way for a change of presidency in favor of opposition chief Donald Tusk. The House of Representatives may now award the duty of forming a authorities to Tusk from the liberal-conservative electoral alliance Citizens’ Coalition (KO) throughout the course of the day. Its three-party alliance, along with the Third Way and the New Left, has had a majority in parliament because the election on October fifteenth.

Morawiecki’s national-conservative Law and Justice occasion (PiS) had misplaced its absolute majority, however remained the strongest faction. Morawiecki was given the duty of forming a authorities by President Andrzej Duda, who additionally comes from the ranks of the PiS and is an opponent of the change in authorities. However, when it got here to the vote of confidence, Morawiecki missed the mandatory majority. He obtained solely 190 votes, whereas 266 MPs voted towards him.

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Poland's prospective new prime minister Donald Tusk is considered a Russia hawk and pro-European

At the start of the eagerly awaited session within the House of Representatives, Tusk wrote on the X platform, the previous Twitter: “Ready, set, go! (“Ready, steady, go!“).

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk during a parliamentary session

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk during a parliamentary session

Quelle: dpa/Czarek Sokolowski

A change of power could also bring to an end a long-standing dispute between the EU and Poland, for example over the controversial judicial reform and the allocation of billions in frozen EU funds. The 66-year-old Tusk was Prime Minister from 2007 to 2014 and President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 and therefore still has good contacts in Brussels. He has repeatedly stressed that he wants to “rebuild” Poland’s place in Europe.

“If anyone can lead Poland back to the EU’s democratic path, it is Tusk,” a senior EU official informed Reuters. “We trust in his leadership.” However, Tusk’s political opponents accuse him of placing international pursuits above the pursuits of Poland.

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