On Friday morning, a session in the Senate started as Donald Tusk met with individuals under consideration for his future cabinet. Unofficial reports from PAP suggested that the lineup for the forthcoming Council of Ministers would be announced before the day’s end, signaling the next phase in the government’s formation process.
Earlier in the year, after President Andrzej Duda formally swore in the new government led by Mateusz Morawiecki, the political landscape moved into a new constitutional step. By Monday, December 11, the Prime Minister was slated to present to the Sejm a detailed motion seeking the assembly’s confidence in the government. Failing to secure that confidence would trigger a parliamentary rearrangement, potentially shifting the initiative to elect a prime minister and form a government away from the current administration and its coalition partners.
Currently, the political balance rests with a coalition comprised of KO, Third Way, and the Left, which together commands a majority of 248 MPs. In this configuration, Donald Tusk stands as the prime ministerial candidate, with the backing of the coalition’s legislative strength that could determine the government’s ability to push its agenda through the chamber.
Monday presented a critical moment for parliament as legislators prepared to cast their votes. At 4:30 p.m., the Sejm would elect the prime minister in the second constitutional step. Following the formal election, a debate would ensue, culminating in a decisive voting session around 8 p.m. to confirm the appointment of the Prime Minister and advance the government’s leadership through the chamber.
On Tuesday, December 12, the new prime minister was scheduled to present a comprehensive action plan and the proposed composition of the government, together with a formal proposal for the Council of Ministers. The timetable indicated that the vote on this package would occur at 3 p.m., marking another pivotal juncture in the government’s path forward.
Under the Polish constitutional framework, the Sejm elects the Prime Minister and the ministers proposed by the Prime Minister by an absolute majority, provided that at least half of the legally mandated number of deputies are present for the vote. This rule establishes a clear threshold for government formation and a potential point of political negotiation that can influence the stability and direction of the administration.