Polish Premier Tusk Wins Confidence Vote After Election Debacle
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk won a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday after he promised to reshuffle the government in the wake of a bruising defeat of his ally in a presidential election.
Lawmakers backed the government in 243-210 vote on Wednesday, an attempt by the premier to assert his leadership. The result of June 1 presidential ballot laid bare tensions in the ruling coalition and sparked calls for Tusk to step down.
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