Eight years of conservative rule in Poland ends as Donald Tusk becomes prime minister

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Cabinet members have taken office after being sworn in by the country’s president. The ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday marked the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justice. President Andrzej Duda was an ally of the previous administration and swore in Tusk’s government after having delayed the transition of power as long as he could. Tusk returns to the prime minister’s post after a nine-year spell in the opposition. Senior officials from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, said they looked forward to working with him and his team.