Polish PM Tusk to call confidence vote after Trzaskowski loss, vows no retreat

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday that he would ask parliament to hold a vote of confidence in his coalition government after his ally lost a presidential runoff.

The loss has dealt a political blow to Tusk and raised fresh doubts about the long-term stability of his multiparty coalition, which took power just months ago and is scheduled to govern until late 2027. It remains unclear when the confidence vote will be held.

”The first test will be a vote of confidence, which I will ask in the Parliament soon,” Tusk said on Monday in a televised speech.”I want everyone to see, including our opponents, at home and abroad, that we are ready for this situation, that we understand the gravity of the moment, but that we do not intend to take a single step back.”

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The move comes after nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki edged out Trzaskowski in Sunday’s election, a result that threatens to complicate Tusk’s efforts to strengthen Poland’s alignment with the European Union and maintain a unified stance on the war in Ukraine.

Trzaskowski conceded defeat and congratulated Nawrocki on Monday, thanking all those who voted for him. “I fought for us to build a strong, safe, honest, and empathetic Poland together,” he wrote on X. “I’m sorry I wasn’t able to convince the majority of citizens of my vision for Poland. I’m sorry we didn’t win together.”

With inputs from agencies