Polish president urged to make ‘fast decisions’ after opposition’s election win

Donald Tusk addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Warsaw (Petr David Josek/AP)

The opposition leader who hopes to be Poland’s new prime minister has appealed to the nation’s president for “energetic and fast decisions” so that a new government can be formed quickly.

Three opposition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation’s weekend parliamentary election, putting them in a position to take power, according to the complete ballot count reported on Tuesday.