Poland’s new Prime Minister Donald Tusk takes office, ending 8 years of conservative rule

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. Wednesday’s ceremony in the presidential palace in Warsaw marks the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justice. The swearing-in of the pro-European Union government is the final step in a transition of power. Tusk returns to the job after a nine-year spell in the opposition. Senior officials from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, say they’re looking forward to working with Tusk’s team. Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz used Polish to amplify his congratulatory message to “dear Donald Tusk.”