Poland: PM Tusk faces confidence vote amid political turmoil

POLAND: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will face a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday, just days after a stinging presidential election defeat.

The confidence vote, called by Tusk himself, comes as right-wing nationalist Karol Nawrocki, backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, narrowly beat his candidate Rafal Trzaskowski.

Nawrocki was also has the backing of US President Donald Trump.

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Announcing the vote, Tusk said his party is prepared for the challenge, understands the stakes, and does not “intend to take a single step back.”

“The vote of confidence should be a new opening,” Tusk said.