POLAND RISES: New Prime Minister Elected - Donald Tusk | Ukrainian War Update

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Cabinet members took office Wednesday after they were sworn in by the president, marking the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justice.

The swearing-in ceremony of the pro-European Union government, the final step in a transition of power, took place in the presidential palace in Warsaw. Tusk was returning to the job after a nine-year spell in opposition.

Leaders and senior officials from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said were looking forward to working with Tusk's team. Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz used Polish to amplify his congratulatory message to “dear Donald Tusk.”...