Tusk expected to take over as Poland’s PM as conservatives give up power

Donald Tusk is in line to take over as Poland’s prime minister (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

The national conservatives who have ruled Poland for eight years are expected to finally relinquish power this week to a centrist bloc led by political veteran Donald Tusk.

The transition will come in several steps over three days, starting on Monday, nearly two months since Poles turned out in huge numbers to vote for change in a national election.