Donald Tusk gave a speech as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. The head of government spoke on TVP1.
Tusk started with a story about the past year.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are slowly saying goodbye to 2023. What a year it has been! It will go down in Polish history as a time of breakthrough. I would like to thank you very much this year. It was difficult, full of great emotions, disputes, but also a civil awakening. And the triumph of democracy. We managed to break the voter turnout record in the elections. The past few months have taught us that the impossible becomes possible
– he said.
“We will win, we will settle the scores”
He then referred to his announcements of the election march he had organized in Warsaw. He spoke of “victory”, “reckoning” and… “reconciliation”.
And today, on public television, as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, I can repeat the oath I took during the “Million Hearts March”. We will win, it has already happened. Let’s fix the evil, it’s already happening. We will right the wrongs, we have already started, and most importantly, we will reconcile. I know that reconciliation will probably be the most difficult task, but I believe that this time the impossible will become possible. I believe that Poles will be reborn as one community, a great, strong nation. And I won’t rest until it happens. Poland is a country of wonders and wonderful people
– he said.
If only you could hear all the compliments and admiration for Poles and the wisdom I have heard from state leaders and global authorities. I had the pleasure of listening to it while receiving the congratulations. But this great appreciation applies to each of you. You are the ones who surprised the world in 2023. Thanks to you, hope came from Poland for all people who longed for freedom. We can be proud and I thank you very much for that. Everyone dreams of normality, harmony and security of tomorrow. This is the task for the coming year. We’re going to sort things out. We will once again rely on science, experts and common sense. We will rebuild our position and importance in international politics. We will replace arguments with allies with a tough but friendly conversation about our interests and the search for what we have in common. In these dangerous times, Poland will no longer be alone. And that they are dangerous was confirmed yesterday, when our airspace was violated. That’s why it’s so important today to tell the truth, and only the truth. We will restore words to their true meaning, and patriotism will never again be a cover for dishonesty or simple theft. We will talk to each other honestly and with respect. I guarantee you that. Our homeland will be reborn as modern, strong countries. Your country. Working for each of you. Because it is yours and yours alone. Let’s have fun tomorrow and forget the daily worries, even if just for a moment. And from Tuesday, or rather most of you from Wednesday, but let’s all start working together so that next year we will recognize that 2024 will be a happy and safe year for all of us, for Poland. A year of prosperity and reconciliation. It’s time for a happy Poland. This is what I sincerely wish for all of us
– concluded Tusk.
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Source: wPolityce