Prime Minister Donald Tusk called a meeting for the Civic Coalition (KO) parliamentary group, with KO deputies and senators arriving to discuss, primarily, the results of the second round of the presidential elections, which they lost to the candidate backed by Law & Justice (PiS), Karol Nawrocki.
“The Prime Minister said that there is no more self-flagellation. Let’s get to work because we have a campaign in the parliamentary elections ahead of us,” one politician told Wirtualna Polska, as quoted by Do Rzeczy.
“The tone was that there is no step back, that PiS has not changed its position in the Sejm, so no more whining,” another stated.
Tusk reportedly told his faction members to resist being attacked while also informing them that talks with the leaders of the remaining coalition parties “will be serious and tough.”
Rafał Trzaskowski, who lost out to PiS-backed Karol Nawrocki for the role of president last weekend, was also present and greeted with a standing ovation. He thanked the MPs for their involvement in the campaign and emphasized that he was now focusing on his work as mayor at Warsaw City Hall.
According to one Polsat News reporter, there was no “major” talk of government reconstruction at the meeting. There were, however, words about a “new beginning.”
Rumors indicate that any government reconstruction will be carried out only after Karol Nawrocki is sworn in on August 6 and will focus on slimming down at least eight ministries. Donald Tusk’s government consists of a whopping 117 members, including 90 deputy ministers (as of June 4, 2025).
One name that may be on the chopping block is Marcin Kierwiński (PO), minister-member of the Council of Ministers and plenipotentiary for coordination of reconstruction after the flood.
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