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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tass survived a vote of confidence in the House of Parliament SEJM, with 243 MPs voted in support of 210.
There was no absenteeism.
Tusk requested a vote of confidence In the wake of the defeat of Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, an ally close to conservative Karol Nawrocki in the June 1st presidential outflow.
Now Rocky, backed by US President Donald Trump, replaces another law and conservative President Andruze Duda, supported by the Justice or PIS party, who repeatedly blocked task reform efforts.
“No matter these instantaneous feelings, anyone ready to move forward with the government and, more than anything, with voters, should vote for a vote of confidence in the government today,” Task said in the House before voting.
Tusk has long relied on Trzaskowski’s victory to break the institutional deadlock created by Duda’s veto.
Instead, he is now facing the next president-elect alongside nationalist opposition, and is openly hostile to the government’s legislative priorities.
“We can’t close our eyes to reality,” he said. “Presidents who were reluctant to accept the changes they proposed to Poland and our voters have been replaced by presidents who are at least equally reluctant to those changes and proposals.”
However, he also argued that Trzaskowski’s narrow defeat showed a continued strong support for those who share his views.
The election results rattle the already unsettling governing coalition. This runs from centre left to center right, and struggles to fulfill key campaign pledges, including the liberalization of Poland’s abortion law and legalization of same-sex private unions.
Many blamed Tusk for contributing to Trzaskowski’s loss. Much of the criticism comes from within his coalition as he investigates whether his partner is sticking to him or risking the coalition’s collapse.
Some even called for a new prime minister to be chosen.
Before the next assembly election scheduled for the second half of 2027, there are questions about what the Fang can realistically achieve, and whether the Union will survive that long-term amid the surge in popularity on the far right.
Polish media and political analysts are debating whether this could be the political dusk of the 68-year-old task.
“I know the taste of victory, I know the bitterness of defeat, but I don’t know the word surrender,” Tusk said.
As part of his fresh start, he announced plans for the government’s rebuilding in July, including a “new face.”
He said a government spokesman will be appointed in June. This acknowledges that a coalition needs a way to present a unified message.
So far, Tusk has been trying to convey his policy to the public to the public on social media and on newspaper conferences.
Tass served as Poland’s prime minister from 2007 to 2014, then president of the Council of Europe from 2014 to 2019. He once again became Poland’s prime minister in December 2023 in a country that was hit by a pandemic and inflation and faced significant political divisions.
In these departmental signs, half of the Congressional halls were empty on Wednesday, with lawmakers from the right-wing PIS party boycotting his speech. Task said their absence showed disrespect to the nation.
Most of the power of Poland’s parliamentary system lies in elected parliaments and governments elected by parliaments. However, the president can refuse legislation and represent countries overseas.
Additional sources •AP
