Poland’s election is a big win for the centre-right European People’s party.
Civic Platform is a member of the EPP, and Donald Tusk was president of the EPP from 2019 until 2022.
Manfred Weber, the EPP’s current leader, told reporters this morning that “we are extremely happy about the outcome – the Polish people have spoken”.
Weber said he is “proud” of Civic Coalition members “who worked so hard for this result, especially Donald Tusk, who succeeded to break through the negativity of the ruling party and offered to the Polish people a positive perspective, a message of hope”.
“Poland is back,” he said, calling the result “a new chapter”.
Poland has a very close relationship with the US, and what happens in Warsaw is of strategic importance for Washington.
Late yesterday, a spokesperson for the US state department pointed to the country’s very high election turnout, writing that it “is a strong expression of the democratic will of Polish citizens”.
The record voter turnout in Poland’s elections is a strong expression of the democratic will of Polish citizens. We look forward to working with Poland’s next government to continue strengthening our bilateral relations.
We now know the final outcome of Poland’s Sunday election. While the ruling Law and Justice party got the most votes, the election was a defeat for the current government: opposition parties performed so well that they have a path toward forming a new ruling coalition.