Aleks Szczerbiak
Next year’s presidential election could turn into a plebiscite on Donald Tusk’s government.
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Most Poles negatively assess work of Tusk government after one year in power
Polls indicate that just over half of the public hold a negative opinion of the work done so far by Poland’s ruling coalition.
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Polish PM Tusk launches “great government confession” of ministers’ failings
Tusk has asked his ministers to “examine their conscience” and provide reports about “things that are not going well”.
Many voters of junior partners in Polish ruling coalition dissatisfied with government
By contrast, voters of the main ruling group, Civic Coalition (KO), are overwhelmingly happy with its work.
Four new ministers named in first reshuffle of Tusk’s Polish government
The interior, culture, state assets and development ministers are being replaced as they prepare to stand in next month’s EU elections.
Majority support actions of new Polish government, finds poll, while support for opposition PiS declines
But among supporters of PiS and Confederation, 0% expressed a positive view of Tusk’s government.
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Aleks Szczerbiak
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Warsaw cinema screens live feed from parliament amid change in government
The organiser says that thousands of people have expressed interest in tickets, far more than they can accommodate.
Tusk names members of new Polish government likely to take office next week
Donald Tusk hopes to be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday next week.
Polish president swears in new – likely temporary – government
The new cabinet is expected to last only two weeks at most before the opposition form a permanent government.
Opposition groups reject PM’s invitation to coalition talks with ruling party
The development increases the likelihood that the prime minister will fail to form a new government.
Polish PM appeals to opposition groups to form new government with him
All opposition parties have ruled out working with the ruling PiS party, which lost its parliamentary majority at last month’s elections.
Polish opposition groups sign agreement setting out programme for future coalition government
Among their pledges are reversing PiS’s judicial reforms, overturning the near-total abortion ban, depoliticising public media, and separating church and state.
President to talk with all political groups next week over forming new Polish government
After elections, the president names a prime minister, who then has the first shot at forming a government.
