Morawiecki sworn in as PM. No changes in the cabinet right now
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Mateusz Morawiecki has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister. He did not make any changes to the cabinet, and he will keep his position as the Minister of Finance and Development. The only change to the cabinet was appointing dismissed PM Beata Szydło as the Deputy PM, she will not helm any ministry, but will be responsible for social affairs.
“Maybe someone will say, there is basically no change. There is a change. There is a new chairman of the Council of Ministers, who made the decision that he wants to work with the existing Council before deciding to make any changes in it. As the president, and at the same time a man from the same political camp, I respect this decision very much. It's a good decision. I would say - a friendly decision,” said President Andrzej Duda who sworn in Morawiecki.
Morawiecki will give his expose in the parliament on Tuesday, with the vote of confidence scheduled for early Wednesday. According to media sources, the potential changes in the government might happen in January, with Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, and Environment Minister Jan Szyszko being the frontrunners to lose their jobs.
Former Polish PM and current European Council President Donald Tusk congratulated the new PM on Twitter. “Acting for Poland’s strong position in the European Union and for the unity of all member states is the need of the moment.”