Poland set to re-elect PM for second term

POLISH prime minister Donald Tusk and his centre-right Civic Platform (PO) looked like creating history by being the first government to run full term and be re-elected.

Having secured a majority of the votes at close to 40% according to exit polls in yesterday’s general election, the issue now to be decided is who will join him in forming the government.

His outgoing coalition partner, the Peasants’ Party, was returned in fourth place with sufficient votes to take a number of seats in the parliament at just over 8.2%, but ahead of them is the newly formed liberal Palikot Movement with just over 10%.