A December 5‑9 IPSOS survey revealed that Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s approval has dropped, while Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski remains favored by voters.
Sikorski Wins Over Tusk in Survey
Out of 1,000 respondents, 51% rated Tusk negatively, 27% positively, 19% neither, and 3% said they did not know him. Sikorski fared better: 36% assessed him negatively, 30% positively, 22% neutral, and 12% reported no knowledge of him.
Tusk’s Support Among Voters
Among Civic Coalition voters, 87% rated Tusk positively and 6% negatively. Law and Justice supporters were more critical, with 74% negative and only 4% positive. Poland 2050’s supporters gave Tusk a 43% positive rating, while only 24% of Polish People’s Party (PSL) voters were favorable. In the segment that expressed a negative view, 46% were PSL voters and 28% were Poland 2050 voters. Opposition parties such as Confederation and Confederation of the Polish Crown showed minimal support, with just 1% positive, and 65% and 87% negative from Sławomir Mentzen’s and Grzegorz Braun’s parties, respectively.
Sikorski’s Support Among Voters
Positive ratings for Sikorski were high among Civic Coalition voters (86%) and also strong among New Left (69%) and Poland 2050 (60%) supporters. Moderately favorable views came from PSL (49%) and Together (35%) voters, with only 9% of PiS voters and 5% of Confederation voters rating him positively. Negative perceptions dominated among Braun’s party (84%), PiS (71%), Confederation (63%), Together (23%), PSL (12%), and New Left (7%) voters, while 3% of Civic Coalition voters had a negative view.
Two Years of Coalition Government
On December 12, two years passed since Prime Minister Tusk announced the new government. The President appointed the cabinet the following day, and the leaders were sworn in at the Presidential Palace. The Civic Coalition leader reflected on the period in a post on X: “Good, though very difficult. I take full responsibility. I am proud of us, but Poland deserves even more. I believe Poles can handle it. Soon again we will astound the world!” A Polish Radio survey showed that 49.6% of respondents believe the coalition will survive the upcoming election unchanged, 30% believe it will, and 20% remain undecided.