Poland’s parliament yesterday rejected a new mandate for Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who failed to win a majority despite winning the October 15 elections and lost a vote of confidence. After eight years of the right-wing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government, it will be the turn of former Prime Minister and former President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to take over the fate of the country, counting on the support of three countries. party coalition. “We’ll solve everything together,” he promised.
After Morawiecki lost the vote of confidence by 266 votes to 190, Tusk received the mandate from parliament to form a government by 248 votes in favor and 201 against. He must present his program and the names of the executive today and immediately submit to the vote of confidence in Parliament, before taking the oath tomorrow to complete the procedures required by the Constitution. The aim is to represent Poland at the European Council meeting at the end of this week.
“Thank you, Poland, this is a wonderful day, not for me, but for all those who have deeply believed in recent years that things will get better, that we will dispel the darkness, that we will chase away evil,” said Tusk . said after the vote. “We are going to solve everything together. From tomorrow we can correct the mistakes so that everyone feels at home without exception,” he said.
But the road will not be easy. “No miracles will happen” because the new government will face daily battles with PiS, which will continue its struggle, political analyst Jaroslaw Kuisz told AFP. “It will be like walking through mud” and a quick policy change is unlikely as Morawiecki’s party will be leaving a judicial “minefield,” he added.
The post-electoral coalition of European parties, composed of the Civic Platform (PO, liberal center), the Third Way (Christian Democrats) and the Left, has 248 deputies, compared to 194 representatives elected by PiS and 18 by the Confederation (by far the 194). right), in the meeting room with 460 seats.
Moreover, the new alliance will not have a 60 percent majority sufficient to overcome the presidential vetoes of PiS ally Andrezh Duda, whose mandate does not expire until 2025. Duda insisted on giving them the chance to form a government even though he knew they wouldn’t, they had enough votes.
PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski promised a “tough” opposition and lamented “the end of democracy” in Poland. “The Poland of my dreams is one without politicians who act in favor of foreign states,” he said, resuming the speech used during the election campaign, in which he accused the Civic Platform (PO) and Tusk of represent interests.
Tusk promised to release millions of euros in European aid that had been frozen due to tensions between Brussels and the previous government. The new prime minister, who returns to the position he previously held between 2007 and 2014, also said he wants to restore Poland’s credibility in the European Union and give the country an important voice amid the war in neighboring Ukraine. With agencies
Source: DN
