Polish gov't wins confidence vote, result shows

WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government won a vote of confidence in the Sejm on Wednesday, securing 243 votes in favor and 210 against, with no abstentions.

The move came amid ongoing political debates and was intended to reaffirm the government's legitimacy and unify its parliamentary majority.

According to Polish constitutional practice, a simple majority of votes in the presence of at least half of all deputies is required to pass the motion. Failure to secure such support would have obligated the prime minister to submit his resignation to the president.

This time, the announcement of submitting a vote of confidence appeared after the runoff of the presidential elections, when Karol Nawrocki, supported by PiS, won Poland's presidential election.