Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Tuesday that the Sejm will consider a motion of confidence in the government next Wednesday, June 11. A vote on the matter will also take place that day. He stated that the vote of confidence would be accompanied by a “periodic” assessment of the government’s performance, as well as that of individual ministries.
Speaking prior to Tuesday’s meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister recalled that during a meeting on Monday, he had addressed the leaders of the governing coalition regarding the issue of a vote of confidence in the government.
“Marshal Szymon Hołownia proposed that the vote, and this agenda item, take place on Wednesday, June 11,” Tusk said. He noted that the original plan had been to hold it a day earlier, but—as he explained—the chamber will be unavailable on Tuesday due to a meeting between representatives of the European Commission and members of parliament. Consequently, he and Hołownia agreed that both the speeches and the vote on the motion of confidence would be held on June 11.
The Prime Minister also mentioned that he had previously scheduled talks with the leaders of the “October 15 Coalition.”
Tusk acknowledged, “After a year and a half, we are well aware that some things can be done better and faster.” He emphasized that the vote of confidence should serve as “a new opening—proactive rather than defensive.” He added that for the entire October 15 Coalition, this day should mark a renewed sense of momentum. “I am confident you will rise to the occasion,” he stated.
Tusk stressed that the vote of confidence would also lead to a “periodic” evaluation of the work of the government and its individual ministries.
“This will be the focus in July. Not only in terms of preparing for the coming year—budgetary matters, among others—but also in evaluating what has been achieved, what has not, who bears responsibility, and what changes will follow, as we have previously discussed. But, as the classics say, those who are doing well have nothing to fear,” he concluded.