Poland: Acting PM Morawiecki faces house confidence vote

Mateusz Morawiecki and his party, PiS, lost their majority in October elections and are therefore unlikely to win parliament's approval for another term. That would open the door for Donald Tusk and his coalition.

However, the 55-year-old is expected to lose. Morawiecki's Law and Justice (PiS) party lost its majority but retained its status as the largest single party in October's elections. Should Morawiecki fail, that would open the door to the former Polish prime minister and former European Council president, Donald Tusk. Tusk led a broad pro-EU opposition coalition in a bid to unseat PiS after two terms in power.

Poland's new parliament is expected to vote on Monday on whether acting Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki should form a new government following October's elections. Morawiecki was scheduled to appeal for lawmakers' support in a debate on Monday morning, with a vote likely later in the day.