Can Donald Tusk save Poland’s weak and divided opposition?

A scathing Twitter attack on the Polish government in November 2017 fuelled speculation that European Council President, Donald Tusk, was planning a return to Polish politics to head up the country’s struggling opposition.

Aleks Szczerbiak wrote that although he remained a dangerous opponent for the ruling party, making a successful comeback would be a long and arduous process, and pinning its hopes on Tusk could distract the opposition from the more pressing task of developing a credible and attractive political alternative.

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European Council: Press Release, 09.03.17: Donald Tusk re-elected president of the European Council (et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/donald-tusk-re-elected-president-of-the-european-council/

European Commission: Press Release, IP/17/3186 (12.09.17): Commission sends Reasoned Opinion to Poland on the independence of the judiciary http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-sends-reasoned-opinion-to-poland-on-the-independence-of-the-judiciary/

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