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Donald Tusk Confirmed as Poland's New Prime Minister

Tusk Outlines Progressive Vision for Poland, Vows to Support Ukraine

  • Donald Tusk, former European Council president, has been confirmed as the new Prime Minister of Poland after a parliamentary vote.
  • Tusk has outlined a progressive vision for Poland, promising to bring back billions of euros of EU funds that were frozen due to a dispute between Brussels and the outgoing government.
  • He has pledged to introduce more rights for LGBTQ+ people, roll back restrictive abortion legislation, and improve the treatment of women in Poland.
  • Tusk has also promised to address the situation on Poland’s border with Belarus, where Polish border guards have been accused of using unnecessary force against asylum seekers.
  • He vowed to keep the world committed to helping Ukraine, stating that he would 'loudly and decisively demand the full mobilization of the free world, the Western world, to help Ukraine in this war.'
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