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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Poland PM Donald Tusk wins vote of confidence Wednesday June 25,2014


Poland's coalition government has won a parliamentary vote of confidence sparked by a scandal over leaked tapes of senior officials.
In Wednesday June 25,2014 vote, Donald Tusk's centre-right two-party coalition received backing from 237 MPs, with 203 against in the 460-member parliament. The prime minister needed a simple majority of 231 for the vote of confidence to pass.
Donald Tusk had called for the vote before heading to the EU summit in Brussels later this week.
PM Donald Tusk had told parliament that without a pledge of majority support he would not be able to effectively represent Poland in the European Union.

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