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PiS party over: Poland’s Prime Minister Morawiecki loses vote of confidence
Poland’s Prime Minister Morawiecki asked Parliament a vote of confidence on Monday
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Poland’s parliament denies the right-wing nationalist government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki a majority. This clears the way for a change of government – and Donald Tusk could come into play.
Donald Tusk could become the new head of government in Poland
In the Polish parliamentary elections in October, the PiS became the strongest party, but lost its governing majority. Three pro-European parties from the previous opposition, led by Tusk, won a clear majority of 248 of the 460 seats in the Sejm. With the help of President Andrzej Duda, the PiS delayed leaving power for almost eight weeks. Despite the majority in parliament, Duda gave the task of forming a government to Morawiecki and swore in his cabinet. It was foreseeable from the outset that this government would only remain in office for two weeks.
After Morawiecki’s failure, the previous opposition is now in the starting blocks. In the evening, parliament wanted to instruct Tusk to form a government. The 66-year-old from Danzig wants to present his new cabinet on Tuesday and also ask parliament for a vote of confidence. Since Tusk has the majority behind him, he is likely to pass.
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