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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley, Europe correspondent

Polish president delays appointing new government

Protesters outside the presidential palace in Warsaw
Protesters outside the presidential palace in Warsaw demand that Andrzej Duda give power to the opposition immediately. Photograph: Czarek Sokołowski/AP

Poland’s president will not convene a new parliament until nearly a month after a three-way opposition alliance won an overall majority, which could delay the installation of a new government until well into December.

Andrzej Duda, who is allied to the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, said on Thursday he would call the first sitting of the new parliament for 13 November and would announce his nomination of a candidate for prime minister later.

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