Morawiecki secures vote of confidence

Newly appointed Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his new-old government won comfortably the vote of confidence, necessary to start official work. He received 243 votes in favor and 192 against. The minimum requirement was 231 approval votes. Morawiecki was appointed new PM last week, replacing Beata Szydło as part of the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle. As of now, all of the ministers from the previous cabinet kept their jobs, but according to the Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński, in January a “substantial” reshuffle should occur.