Donald Tusk claimed victory on Sunday night for his Civic Coalition and promised to normalise EU relations
president Andrzej Duda has praised Sunday’s election, in which his allies in the ruling Law and Justice lost their majority, as proof his country is a “stable democracy”.
“Every election is a kind of test of how much of a democratic society we are, how mature a society we are, how much we are a society that has come of age,” Mr Duda said.Israelis brace for wider war as trust in their government breaks downDonald Tusk’s election win brings Polish democracy back from the brink
As the count continued on Monday, all eyes were on Donald Tusk. The 66-year-old veteran of domestic and European politics claimed victory on Sunday night for his Civic Coalition , which took 29 per cent of the vote in Monday’s updated count numbers. There was a similar picture in elections for the upper house, the senate, with PiS leading but the three-way opposition coalition 19 seats ahead.
With control of both houses of parliament within reach, Mr Tusk has promised to normalise EU relations after seven years of stand-off and release €35.4 billion in Covid-era funding blocked in a dispute over judicial reforms.
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