Tusk’s Coalition Gains Bittersweet Win in Polish Local Elections
- Three-party coalition jointly wins 52.5%, exit poll shows
- Law & Justice remains formidable force with 33.7% of vote
Residents vote during the local elections in Krakow, Poland on April 7, 2024.
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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed to land a knock-out blow against the former ruling nationalists in local elections.
In the first big test for his four-month government on Sunday, his three-way alliance jointly gathered 52.5% of vote for regional assemblies, according to an exit poll conducted by Ipsos. Still, the Law & Justice party remained the single most-popular group with 33.7% support.