Poland and Hungary have regularly clashed over their difficult positions towards Russia and Ukraine.
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Tusk hits out at coalition partner for voting with opposition on president’s “mega-airport” bill
The prime minister says he “does not accept this voting”, which “bodes very poorly for the future”.
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What can Poland expect from a Karol Nawrocki presidency?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The new president will destabilise, and act as the centre of resistance to, the government.
Poland swears in new president Karol Nawrocki
Nawrocki said he would be “the voice of those who want a sovereign Poland”.
Israel criticises Polish PM Tusk for “unacceptable” post on starving children in Gaza
The Israeli foreign ministry called on him to “remember the lessons” of the Holocaust because Hamas are “the new Nazis”.
What are the prospects for the Tusk government?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Defeat in the presidential election has scuppered the ruling coalition’s plans to reset its reform agenda.
Polish president-elect appeals to PM not to “destroy democracy” by questioning election result
Donald Tusk has suggested a full recount of votes could be needed.
Leaked surveillance of Tusk phone call published by opposition-linked Polish media
Tusk’s former lawyer says the material was made through illegal surveillance under the PiS government using Pegasus spyware.
Polish government wins parliamentary vote of confidence called in wake of presidential election defeat
Had he lost the vote, Prime Minister Donald Tusk would have been forced to resign.
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.
Ex security chief accuses Tusk of lying about negative vetting of opposition presidential candidate
The government’s security services spokesman, however, has insisted that Tusk’s remarks were accurate.
Poland joins eight countries calling for rethink of European rights convention in relation to migrants
They want to make it easier for countries to expel foreign criminals and stop “hostile states instrumentalising migrants”.
Poland extends ban on asylum claims at Belarus border
Parliament voted almost unanimously to pass the measure, with the only opposition coming from the left.
Polish ruling parties under cyberattack by Russian hackers two days before election, says PM Tusk
The websites of PO, PSL and The Left have been inaccessible for much of Friday.
