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Mr Tusk's coalition won the elections in October but had not been able to take office until now.

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[–] CoffeeAddict@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Mr. Tusk’s coalition won in October with a record turnout of 70%.

Tusk aims to restore the independence of the judiciary, unblock €36bn (£30bn) of EU funds earmarked for Poland, reverse a 2020 court decision which banned abortion in almost all cases, and strengthen protections for LGBTQ people.

However, the President is still Mr. Duda, who has the ability to veto any laws or bills that come his way and Tusk’s Parliament does not have the votes to override a presidential veto.

So, my takeaway is that there will likely be some gridlock but I suppose that is better than the alternative.

[–] kennethb@mastodon.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@CoffeeAddict
I hope he can drag Poland back from the brink of Fascism, and help to persuade and to lead some other EU states in the correct direction.

[–] CoffeeAddict@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

@kennethb
We can hope! Looks like he definitely has some hurdles, but hopefully this is just the start of return to sanity.

Too many far-right politicians have weaseled their way into power and it’s concerning.

[–] joaocosta@mastodonapp.uk 2 points 11 months ago

@CoffeeAddict

Amazing news for #Poland, #Europe and the democratic world!!! 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

[–] theinspectorst@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago
[–] nuncio@mstdn.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@CoffeeAddict The name could have been made better by being Donald Musk

[–] CoffeeAddict@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

@nuncio
Lol could you imagine?

The based Chad Donald Musk vs the virgin Donald Trump & Elon Musk.

[–] obsolescentsapien@mastodon.online 1 points 11 months ago

@CoffeeAddict Good. Now I hope he looks out his office window, sees that there’s an ongoing genocidal invasion going on to his southeast, and acts accordingly.