Donald Tusk has regained the PM post nearly a decade after his departure
Donald Tusk is seen during the parliament session in Warsaw, Poland on December 11, 2023. © Beata Zawrzel/Getty Images
Veteran pro-EU politician Donald Tusk on Monday became Poland’s new prime minister, after the country’s parliament ousted now-former PM Mateusz Morawiecki in a decisive no-confidence vote.
Tusk secured a comfortable victory, with 248 MPs voting for him and 201 against. The politician needed to secure at least 225 votes to become the new PM.
The election of a premier came shortly after the Polish parliament ousted Morawiecki from his post. The house overwhelmingly backed the no-confidence motion against the now-former PM, with some 266 MPs voting in favor of it.
The downfall of Morawiecki comes after his right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party suffered losses in Poland’s general election in mid-October. It was won by Tusk’s broad coalition of pro-EU parties, which now holds a majority in the parliament.
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