2023. December 11 – 17:33
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki delivers a speech in the Polish Sejm on December 11, 2023 – Image: MTI
The Polish Parliament rejected current Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s intention to form a government by a large majority of 266 votes to 190, in the vote of confidence held on Monday afternoon. German wave According to his report. The current government was also voted down by the far-right CNT, which is seen as a potential PiS ally.
Although the politician, who has been prime minister since 2017, and the Law and Justice Party that supports him, lost their majority in the House of Representatives in the elections held on October 15, the Law and Justice Party remains the largest parliamentary party, which is why Polish President Andrzej Duda Morawiecki was tasked with forming a government, not the pro-EU forces led by Donald Tusk, who won a parliamentary majority.
The result of the vote of confidence could be a turning point, because by law, President Duda must soon invite a new candidate to form the government, which will most likely be Tusk, and the Polish parliament could decide on this on Monday.
Donald Tusk served as Prime Minister of Poland between 2007 and 2014, and President of the European Council between 2014 and 2019. Tusk recently pledged to rebuild Poland’s relations with Brussels to ensure access to EU funds frozen due to rule of law disputes surrounding the country.
