Poland's PM Tusk survives confidence vote after presidential setback
WarsawcTypeface:> Poland's pro-European government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk survived a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday by a margin of 243 votes to 210.
Following the result, members of the ruling coalition broke into chants of 'Donald Tusk, Donald Tusk' on the parliamentary floor. Tusk called the confidence vote in the wake of his camp's defeat in the June 1 run-off presidential election.
Liberal candidate Rafat Trzaskowski, a close ally of Tusk, narrowly lost to conservative Karol Nawrocki, who was backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party.
The loss dealt a blow to Tusk's leadership.
In a defiant speech ahead of the vote, Tusk struck a combative tone: 'I know the taste of victory and the bitterness of defeat, but there is one word I do not know: surrender.' (DPA)
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