Poland's PM Tusk says confidence vote on his government will take place June 11

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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said parliament volition clasp a assurance ballot connected his authorities connected June 11

WARSAW, Poland -- Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that parliament volition clasp a assurance ballot connected his authorities connected June 11.

He called for the vote aft his governmental ally, the wide Warsaw mayor, mislaid Poland’s play presidential election to blimpish Karol Nawrocki.

Tusk’s authorities runs astir of the day-to-day matters successful Poland. It besides exists separately from the presidency, but the president holds powerfulness to veto laws, and Nawrocki’s triumph volition marque it highly hard for Tusk to property his pro-European agenda.

Tusk announced the day of the assurance ballot astatine the commencement of a Cabinet gathering successful Warsaw.

“We are starting the league successful a caller governmental reality," Tusk said. “The governmental world is new, due to the fact that we person a caller president. But the constitution, our obligations and the expectations of citizens person not changed. In Poland, the authorities rules, which is simply a large work and honor.”

Nawrocki, who was supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, won 50.89% of votes successful a choky contention against Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%.

The contention revealed heavy divisions successful the state on the eastbound flank of NATO and the European Union.