Tusk Government Wins Confidence Vote in Poland
Donald Tusk called the vote to seek endorsement of his government after a political opponent won the presidency.
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Donald Tusk called the vote to seek endorsement of his government after a political opponent won the presidency.
Loyalists of Poland’s Law and Justice party are questioning the legitimacy of the election won this month by an alliance of opposition parties.
An expected liberal coalition would probably reverse deeply conservative policies at home and diminish Poland’s role abroad as a beacon for right-wing groups.
The election, seen as one of the most significant in decades, was cast as a choice between the defense of Polish sovereignty and liberal values.
After a brutal campaign, the polarized nation is heading to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that will reverberate well beyond its borders.
Poland’s Law and Justice party is using Germany as a punching bag to rally its base for the election on Oct. 15, a tactic driven by the country’s de facto leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Criticism of John Paul II, the canonized, Polish-born pope who is a national hero, has fueled anger that the governing party wants to turn into votes.