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Polish parliament elects Donald Tusk as head of government

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Published: December 12th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Polish Parliament elects Donald Tusk as the new prime minister Photo: Piotr Molecki/East News Session of the Polish Sejm lower chamber of the Parliament during which the leader of the Koalicja Obywatelska Civic Coalition Donald Tusk was elected by the Parliament as the new Polish prime minister on December 11, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. Pictured: Donald Tusk deliveres his speech after the vote.
At the finish line: After almost eight weeks of waiting, the Polish parliament has elected former opposition leader Donald Tusk as the future head of government by a large majority.


Almost two months after the elections, Poland’s Sejm has elected a new Prime Minister: Donald Tusk. The leader of the democratic opposition, which received a clear vote from voters on October 15 and immediately afterward declared its willingness to form a coalition government, received 248 votes, 17 votes more than the required majority. Tusk will present his government today, Tuesday, as the coalition has long since agreed on the ministerial appointments.

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