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Poland's Donald Tusk set to become PM, ending eight years of nationalist rule

msn link: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/world/polish-prime-minister-loses-confidence-vote-clearing-way-for-donald-tusk/ar-AA1lkJDf

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[โ€“] lulztard@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago

Let's see if that sticks or if Poland just sinks deeper into facism with the next election. But it sure would be nice to have them back.

[โ€“] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


WARSAW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister lost a vote of confidence on Monday, clearing the way for a broad coalition of pro-European Union parties led by Donald Tusk to take power.

The vote ends eight years of rule by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which critics say undermined judicial independence, turned state-owned media into a propaganda outlet and fomented prejudice against minorities such as immigrants and the LGBT community.

Tusk, a former European Council president, has vowed to mend Warsaw's relations with Brussels and unblock billions in funds earmarked for Poland which have been withheld due to concerns over the rule of law.

PiS says that it defended Poland's sovereignty and traditions from foreign interference during its time in power, while improving living standards for millions of Poles by introducing social benefits and raising the minimum wage.

Poland's first democratically elected president after the fall of communism, the Solidarity trade union leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa was in attendance and received a standing ovation from the coalition set to take power.

Dressed in a sweater bearing the word "Constitution", which opponents of PiS wear to show their condemnation of what they say was democratic backsliding under the party's rule, Walesa, 80, had just left hospital after a bout of COVID to attend.


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[โ€“] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who will be a lame-duck PM until Dudaโ€™s presidential term ends (assuming that PiS lose the presidency), though at least he can act as a brake on any further PiS shenanigans.

[โ€“] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

Can he not change the head of TVP and probably Orlen, which would really change the media landscape in Poland?

[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 years ago