Tusk: We didn't get everything, coalition harder

We didn't get everything we promised, the coalition was harder than I thought we won the presidential election. I take political work for this - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday on the second anniversary of the election on October 15. He added that Poland “is doomed to greatness”.PAP

Donald Tusk admitted during the gathering in Piotrków Trybunalski that not all of the electoral promises were fulfilled. We didn't get everything we promised, the coalition was harder than I thought, we didn't win the presidential election. I take political work for this," said the Prime Minister on the second anniversary of the parliamentary elections.

However, the Prime Minister stressed that nearly 70 percent of Poles consider their situation to be good. "After 2 hard years, I can say with a clear conscience that about as many people, or possibly even with a tiny plush, how many decided to vote for us on October 15, inactive believes in the Civic Coalition," Tusk said.

Two years of hard governance

The Prime Minister pointed out the main challenges of fresh years: the war, the fight against costly and "the political civilian war that the PiS and the Confederacy are declaring not only to the government, but to the full society." He referred to Saturday's message by Robert Bąkiewicz at the PiS rally, speaking of "a language that can lead to a social, political disaster".

During the gathering there was a disturbance by 1 of the participants. We'd love to be able to talk about these things, not scream. delight respect the people gathered here - Tusk addressed her.

Security investments

In defence, Tusk highlighted a crucial increase in expenditure. "In 2026 Poland will spend PLN 200 billion on military security", while in the last year of the government of the Law and Justice Office it was PLN 114 billion. The Prime Minister added that the government achieved "the effectiveness of nearly 100% detentions" on the east border by strengthening the barrier.

The head of government besides referred to the Centres for the Integration of Foreigners, against whom PiS protests. He pointed out that they were to "get up in many places for European money, in cooperation with local governments".

Economic and energy successes

As an economical achievement, the Prime Minister listed inflation reductions, robust increases for teachers (30%) and budgets (20%), and higher spending on wellness care. Poland takes seventh place in Europe in the spending on social welfare.

Tusk, who came from the construction site of the Lubiatowo-Kopalino atomic power plant, stated that Bełchatów was the first place in the list of locations of the second Polish atomic power plant. "I am convinced and I take you on the witness that it will not be essential to frost energy prices anymore, I am talking about next year," he said.

Protection of Polish agriculture

On abroad competition, the Prime Minister assured that the protection of Polish agriculture "from dishonest, ruthless competition is beyond discussion". Referring to the agreement with Mercosur countries, Tusk pointed out that he must take into account the interests of the full society and the Polish consumer.

The Prime Minister admitted that the agreement with Ukraine "although it is not as much as farmers would have wanted, but it is 20 times better than what was in force for 2 years before I blocked it in Brussels a year ago".

Coalition difficulties

Tusk frankly admitted the problems of the interior coalition. The first minute erstwhile it turned out that the ruling coalition "is not homogeneous", was the inaccuracy of the novels of the Criminal Code concerning the decryminalization of abortion aid. akin differences of opinion apply to partnerships, where the Left and the Polish People's organization disagree the most.

- I'm sorry. If something is more hard than it seemed at the beginning, it does not mean that you gotta leave your hands - emphasized the Prime Minister, asking rhetorically if Poland should "return into the hands of those who led to the top price in the past of democratic Poland".

Implementation of electoral promises

The Prime Minister defended himself against allegations of non-fulfilling promises, explaining this as a consequence of the election. erstwhile I said before October 15, "Vote for me. I'll have power, I'll do those 100 things." And if I had 100 percent power, there would be those 100 things," Tusk said. He pointed out that his group received "less than 31 percent of the vote", so he did "1/3 of what I promised".

Tusk assured that the "strategic plan" of the government had not changed, and Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek is "a backup plan to guarantee that settlements go intensively". The Prime Minister asked for assurance and announced the implementation of "another fewer twelve things" in the next 2 years of his word of office.

Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article was edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.