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Poland’s Tusk Government Secures Confidence Vote Ahead of Nawrocki Presidency

President-elect Karol Nawrocki will assume office on August 6 with veto power that could hinder pro-European reforms.

Donald Tusk lors du vote de confiance à la Diète ce mercredi 11 juin.
Le président-élu de la Pologne, Karol Nawrocki, le 3 juin 2025 à Varsovie
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Overview

  • Parliament backed Tusk’s government with 243 votes in favor and 210 against in a confidence vote held June 11 following his coalition’s setback in the June 1 presidential election.
  • Karol Nawrocki won 51% of the presidential vote as a nationalist historian supported by the Law and Justice party and awaits Supreme Court validation before taking office.
  • The Polish president wields veto authority over laws and shapes foreign and defense policy, giving Nawrocki potential leverage to block government initiatives.
  • Growing friction within the pro-European coalition, especially over immigration and social issues championed by the Polish People’s Party, threatens to test Tusk’s slim majority.
  • Nawrocki’s opposition to Ukraine’s NATO membership and critical stance on EU judicial reforms raise questions about the future of Poland’s ties with Kyiv and Brussels.