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Jon Henley and Katarzyna Piasecka in Warsaw

Donald Tusk vows to ‘chase away the evil’ after parliament backs him as new PM

Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk during the parliamentary session in Warsaw on Monday. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Donald Tusk has pledged to “chase away the darkness … chase away the evil” of eight divisive years of national-conservative rule, after Poland’s parliament voted to back his nomination as the country’s new prime minister.

“I want to thank Polish women and men,” the former European council president said after Monday’s vote. “Thank you, Poland. This is a wonderful day, not for me, but for all those who have deeply believed over these years that things will get even better.”

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