In December 2023, a new coalition government led by Donald Tusk – former Polish prime minister, former European Council president – was sworn in, ending the eight-year rule of the right-wing Law and Justice party. Tusk leads the liberal Civic Platform, and his new coalition includes the eclectic Third Way alliance made up of the Polish Peasant party and Poland 2050, along with the smaller New Left party.
Last month marked the first anniversary of the Tusk government taking office, and opinion surveys say that most Poles are disappointed with its performance. A United Surveys poll found that 51 per cent of respondents see the Tusk government negatively (21 per cent very negatively) compared with only 40 per cent who held a positive view (6 per cent very positive). Polling conducted by the CBOS agency also found that the number of Poles describing themselves as supporters of the government fell from 41 per cent in February 2024 to 32 per cent in December, while the number of opponents increased from 34 per cent to 40 per cent over the same period.
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