A total of 248 MPs backed Tusk’s Cabinet, formed after a bloc of parties led by his liberal Civic Coalition (KO) stormed to power with a strong showing in Poland's October 15 parliamentary elections.
Poland’s new government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk (centre) comfortably won a vote of confidence from parliament on Tuesday evening. Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara
Meanwhile, 201 lawmakers on Tuesday opposed the new Cabinet and none abstained during the vote in the lower house, where an alliance of pro-European parties led by Tusk has a majority.
Earlier in the day, Tusk delivered a major policy speech outlining his government's priorities.
He vowed to raise public-sector pay and unblock EUR 59.8 billion in grants and loans from the European Union, frozen due to Warsaw's dispute with Brussels over democratic standards.
The incoming prime minister also pledged that, under his government, Poland would be "a strong link in NATO," a stable ally for America and regain its "rightful position" in the EU.
Tusk, a former top EU official, also told deputies that his government would work to ensure that Poland's EU partners "unequivocally support Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression."
The new Cabinet is expected to be sworn into office during a ceremony at the presidential palace in Warsaw on Wednesday morning, effectively ending eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Tusk previously served as Poland's prime minister from 2007 to 2014 before becoming president of the European Council, a role he held until 2019.
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Source: IAR, PAP, TVN24