In Poland, the proeuropian government won a vote of confidence in Parliament

The proeuropian government in Poland won a vote of confidence in Parliament on Wednesday, June 11, after having undergone a major setback during the presidential election at the beginning of the month. The government obtained 243 votes to 210 deputies who refused confidence.

The vote had been summoned by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, after the nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki had won the presidential election of 1^er June, analysts qualifying this vote as a significant weakening for the power coalition.

“I ask for a vote of trust because I have the conviction, the faith and the confidence that we have a mandate to govern”said Mr. Tusk at the start of the parliamentary session on Wednesday. He said the government should provide “Very hard and serious work, in conditions that will not improve”.

Mr. Nawrocki won the election with 51 % of the votes against the mayor of Warsaw, the proeuropean Rafal Trzaskowski (49 %). The latter was supported by Mr. Tusk, former president of the European Council, who came to power in 2023 as head of a coalition between his centrist training, the civic platform (KO), Poland 2050 (center), the Polish peasant party (PSL, curator) and the new left.

“New start”

The next legislative elections in Poland must be held in 2027, but some analysts believe that with President Nawrocki, the government may not hold until this date.

Approaching the ballot, Mr. Tusk had described this vote of confidence as “New start” for the government, which he promised to make “Best, faster”. If the coalition seems stable, tensions exist within it, in particular with the PSL, which defends conservative values ​​and wishes more restrictions on immigration.

Poland, a member of the European Union and the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) with 38 million inhabitants, is an economy growing and has become an increasingly important regional player since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This is likely to slow down the reforms of the Tusk government, such as the planned introduction of same -sex partnerships or the softening of an almost total prohibition abortion.

Taking office on August 6

On the international level, the difficult cohabitation at the top of the State could complicate relations with Brussels, in particular on the rule of law, because Mr. Nawrocki will support the controversial judicial reforms set up by the previous conservative government of the Law and Justice Party (PIS).

Links with kyiv could also become more complex, because the elected president opposes Ukraine's membership in NATO and has criticized the profits of which Ukrainian refugees enjoy Poland. Nawrocki should officially take office on August 6, once the Supreme Court has validated the result of the election.

Although the electoral commission has found proof of errors in the statement of votes in certain electoral commissions, the president of the Parliament, Szymon Holownia, said that he did not expect these to modify the final result of the vote.

The outgoing president, Andrzej Duda, also an ally of the Pis, warned on Monday against any attempt to overthrow the result of the election and “We take our freedom of choice”. He said on X that the vote was “Already decided”.