Polish lawmakers reject bid to oust health minister

Polish lawmakers have rejected an attempt to oust the country's health minister, who has faced criticism over claims of a progressive decline in the national healthcare system.

Polish Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda.

Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

A total of 238 MPs on Thursday voted to defeat a no-confidence motion put forward against Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda by the opposition.

Meanwhile, 212 deputies supported the motion, and none abstained, state news agency PAP reported.

The bid had little chance of succeeding because the country’s ruling coalition holds a comfortable majority in parliament.

Sejm zdecydował ws. ministry zdrowia. Wotum nieufności odrzucone. https://t.co/W4wPAOjSor

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The vote came after the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party accused Sobierańska-Grenda of being responsible for what it described as the deteriorating condition of the Polish healthcare system.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended his minister in parliament, saying that Sobierańska-Grenda was playing a crucial role in efforts to overhaul the national healthcare system amid growing challenges.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

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Source: IAR, PAP