WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s president will appoint a new prime minister on Monday evening after three weeks of uncertainty following the ruling nationalists’ loss of their parliamentary majority in elections on October 15.
“After consultations and careful consideration, President Andrzej Duda made a decision regarding the so-called first step (the appointment of a government). The decision is final (…),” wrote on Twitter Marcin Mastalerek, head of Poland’s presidential office, adding that Andrzej Duda was planning a televised address later Monday.
The nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS), which has governed Poland for the past eight years, came first in the October 15 elections, although losing its absolute majority. He risks not finding an ally to form a coalition.
Three pro-European parties with a majority in parliament say they are ready to form a cabinet led by the leader of the Civic Coalition (KO) Donald Tusk, and have asked the Polish president not to delay his decision.
(Reporting Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; French version Dagmarah Mackos, editing by Kate Entringer)
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