Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk has expressed his approval of exit polls indicating that opposition parties are poised to potentially gain a majority in the country’s parliamentary election, surpassing the ruling conservative nationalist party.

Donald Tusk, a former European Council President, securing victory would signify Poland drawing closer to its European allies and revitalizing support for Ukraine.

His Civic Coalition (KO) party, in partnership with Third Way and the New Left, ran on separate tickets but shared a common commitment to reestablishing connections with Europe, Al-Jazeera reported.

In contrast, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party initially endorsed Ukraine but subsequently shifted its stance, seemingly perceiving that Polish voters were growing fatigued with Russia’s involvement in the country.

According to the Ipsos exit poll, although PiS is projected to emerge as the largest party with approximately 36.8 percent of the vote, equivalent to around 200 seats, the opposition coalition led by KO is expected to secure 248 of the 460 seats in Poland’s parliament, thus forming a majority.

Significantly, preliminary results suggest that Sunday’s election may have stimulated a higher voter turnout than in 1989 when about 63 percent of Polish citizens cast their votes in an election that removed communist authorities.

Written by staff