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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jakub Krupa

Donald Tusk wins vote of confidence after Polish presidential election blow

Donald Tusk gives a thumbs-up in the Polish parliament
Donald Tusk: ‘I know the taste of victory, I know the bitterness of defeat, but I don’t know the word surrender.’ Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has comfortably won a vote of confidence in parliament that was called to shore up his fragile coalition government after a bruising setback in the presidential election earlier this month.

The vote of confidence on Wednesday was passed by 243 votes in favour to 210 against.

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