Unless there is a big surprise, she will not obtain the confidence of Parliament within the planned period of fifteen days. But the Polish nationalist populist right still presented its minority government on Monday, November 27. “We respect a constitutional custom by appointing a government presented by the party that won the elections”the Law and Justice (PiS) party, said Polish President Andrzej Duda after Mateusz Morawiecki’s new government was presented.
After the likely setback for PiS, it will be the turn of the pro-European majority, led by the leader of the Civic Coalition (KO, center), Donald Tusk, to form its government. In the legislative elections of October 15, the PiS obtained the most seats – 194 seats – in the lower house of Parliament. But he found himself in the minority against the coalition of pro-European forces, Citizen Coalition (KO), Third Voice (Trzecia Droga) and The Left (Lewica), which obtained 248.
Donald Tusk accuses President Duda of “playing for time”
Despite the electoral arithmetic, Mr. Duda had entrusted the task of forming a government to Mr. Morawiecki during the first session of the new assembly. The proposed cabinet includes both well-known figures, including Mariusz Blaszczak, who would remain defense minister, as well as experts unknown to the general public. Women occupy half of the ministerial positions there.
However, with no majority and all other parliamentary forces having publicly refused to enter the new government, it seems doomed to failure. Donald Tusk, former liberal prime minister and former president of the European Council (2014-2019), should in this case in turn present a government.
Mr. Tusk denounced the appointment of Mr. Morawiecki, accusing President Duda, from the populist nationalist camp, of ” play for time “ with the aim of postponing the political transition after eight years of PiS rule. “Like I said, they’re going to want to fly a few more days.”Mr. Tusk told his supporters during a rally earlier this month.
For him, this decision “won’t change anything”, thus suggesting that he himself will become prime minister again. Mr. Tusk was in office until 2014. The following year, PiS won the legislative elections and has been in power ever since.