Had he lost the vote, Prime Minister Donald Tusk would have been forced to resign.
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Tusk to call confidence vote as opposition demand “technical government” after presidential election
Opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki’s presidential victory will stymie the government’s agenda.
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What do the local election results tell us about the state of Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS exceeded expectations while Tusk was left disappointed. But little has changed since October.
Listening devices found in Polish government meeting room
The cabinet is meeting in Katowice, where Donald Tusk and Ursula von der Leyen are separately due to speak at the European Economic Congress.
“Poles will be wealthier than Brits in five years” pledges Tusk, hailing benefits of EU membership
But experts have questioned the validity of the forecasts Tusk was referring to.
Opposition PiS get most votes in Polish local elections but Tusk’s KO win most regional assemblies
The official results have been announced.
Poland’s local elections: exit poll shows PiS winning most votes but Tusk’s KO top in most provinces
Tusk admitted that his group had “failed in the east and the countryside”, where PiS remains dominant.
Tusk announces expansion of previous government’s child-benefit payments
The prime minister also says that previously promised childcare allowances to help mothers return to work are almost ready.
Polish government has fulfilled only 12 of Tusk’s promised 100 policies in first 100 days in office
One of Tusk’s MPs blamed the fact that KO has to rule with coalition partners and faces a hostile president.
Germany, France and Poland pledge to buy weapons for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
“We will do whatever is necessary and for as long as it is necessary to prevent Russia from winning the war with Ukraine.”
Polish government clashes with president over recall of 50 ambassadors
That represents more than half of all of Poland’s ambassadors.
Polish president and PM visit White House to mark 25 years of Poland in NATO
Talks focused on security, and in particular on the need to provide continued support to Ukraine.
Polish PM pledges to push for changes to EU Green Deal after talks with protesting farmers
Tusk said Poland would also lobby for an embargo on agricultural products from Russia and Belarus.
Brussels to unlock Poland’s €137 billion of frozen EU funds, announces von der Leyen in Warsaw
She praised the steps taken by Tusk’s government to improve the independence of the judiciary.
