100 Days, But No 100 Specifics?
As expected, Donald Tusk's government did not manage to fulfill its 100 election promises on time. The opposition criticizes it, while the government responds that it has done more in the first quarter than any other government in the Third Republic.
The list of "100 specifics" presented in the campaign before the parliamentary elections was widely seen as a response to accusations that the Civic Coalition's only program was to remove PiS from power. Donald Tusk promised a lot – raising the tax-free allowance from PLN 30,000 to 60,000, 30 percent pay rises for teachers and finally unblocking EU funds – which is actually what happened.
The Civic Coalition also came up with many proposals aimed at women, proposing to restore in vitro funding and legalize abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy, which according to polls is expected by the majority of Poles.
Considering that the government gave itself only 100 days to implement all 100 postulates, and Andrzej Duda was still the president, the implementation of the plan seemed unrealistic. And so, after 100 days of government, according to various "promise counters", only 14 of them have been partially or fully fulfilled – although it is difficult to give a reliable number here because most of the changes are either in progress or will be.
