All eyes on the Polish parliament as Tusk prepares to become Prime Minister

WARSAW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Former European Council President Donald Tusk is expected to be appointed as Poland’s prime minister on Monday, during a planned parliamentary session. to plunder the country.

Poland, a member of the European Union and NATO, has seen an unprecedented level of interest in the work of the legislature since the October 15 election that gave the majority to a broad coalition of pro-European Union groups headed by Tusk .

Subscriptions to the studio’s YouTube channel have soared since resuming operations to about 439,000 on Sunday.

Some meetings have attracted more than a million spectators on stage and one Warsaw cinema has even decided to put Monday’s ceremony on the big screen. Tickets were sold out when Reuters called to inquire on Sunday.

“Monday and Tuesday are the most important days in the history of Poland since 1989,” said Michal Kobosko, the deputy head of the Poland 2050 group which is part of the coalition. is ready to take power, in reference to the year the Communist regime ended.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s Nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party came first in the election and President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, gave him the first shot at building the a kingdom.

However, it seems almost impossible because Morawiecki does not have a majority and all other parties have failed to cooperate with PiS, whose eight years in power have been marked by many conflicts. and the European Union on issues including judicial independence that resulted in billions of frozen funds.

Morawiecki will make a speech in the chamber on Monday which will be followed by the vote of confidence.

Although his hope seems weak to remain the prime minister, PiS MP, Radoslaw Fogiel, said his speech will be an opportunity to show the vision of the party for the country.

“This will be a very good foundation for our future political efforts, to let our voters know what we want to achieve and if we are actually elected.” someone else becoming prime minister is a very good way to make comparisons,” he said.

PiS has sought to contrast its mix of conservative social and economic policies with Tusk’s liberal agenda, which it says is focused on foreign interests. and disregard for the well-being of poor Poland.

If Morawiecki loses the election, the task of choosing a new prime minister will fall to the parliament, where Tusk is supported by the majority of people. He then addressed the room on Tuesday.

DISCLOSURE

Poland’s October election marked a return to mainstream Europe for Poland after eight years of PiS rule that critics say has undermined the independence of the judiciary, turning the state media in a media campaign and incite prejudice against minorities such as immigrants and the LGBT community. .

“Many people … think of what happened in Poland as a kind of miracle,” said Katarzyna Lubnauer, a politician from Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO) organization, referring to the document. it found a large number of opponents despite the opposition of the state. – media management.

“Therefore, Poles are happy with what is happening in Parliament, with this change.”

Some observers have also said that the increase in interest in the appointment of a famous person as the speaker of the parliament.

Szymon Holownia’s debate hosting skills have impressed many viewers who first knew him as the host of a popular talent show. forward.

“Szymon Holownia, the star performer, is doing it with a reasonable expression,” said Anna Materska-Sosnowska, a political scientist at the University of Warsaw.

“He makes fun of people, he jokes, but he does it in a very understandable way.”

However, not everyone is impressed.

“From a layman’s point of view I like a speaker that doesn’t really focus on infotainment,” said Fogiel.

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