A recent Ipsos poll commissioned by Radio Zet shows Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk now enjoys only 27 % positive ratings, while Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski secures 30 % approval among voters.
Overall Approval Ratings
In a December 5‑9 Ipsos survey commissioned by Radio Zet of 1,000 respondents, 51 % rated Prime Minister Donald Tusk negatively, 27 % positively, 19 % neutral, and 3 % did not know him. For Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, 36 % gave negative ratings, 30 % positive, 22 % neutral, and 12 % said they were unaware of him.
Tusk’s Approval Among Party Supporters
The poll found that 87 % of Civic Coalition voters rated Tusk positively, 6 % negatively. Among Law and Justice voters, 74 % held a negative view and only 4 % were positive. Poland 2050 voters gave 43 % positive ratings from supporters, while only 24 % of Polish People’s Party supporters were positive. Conversely, among those who rated him negatively, 46 % were Polish People’s Party voters and 28 % were Poland 2050 supporters.
Tusk’s Approval Across Other Parties
Only 1 % of Confederation and Royal Confederation voters expressed positive views of Tusk. Negative responses were 65 % among supporters of Sławomir Mentzen’s party and 87 % among Grzegorz Braun’s party. The remaining respondents were uncertain or claimed no familiarity with him.
Sikorski’s Approval Across Party Voters
Sikorski was positively rated by 86 % of Civic Coalition voters, 69 % of New Left voters, and 60 % of Poland 2050 voters. Positive scores also came from 49 % of Polish People’s Party voters, 35 % of Together voters, 9 % of Law and Justice voters, 5 % of Confederation voters, and 2 % of Royal Confederation voters. Negative opinions were reported by 84 % of Braun supporters, 71 % of Law and Justice supporters, 63 % of Confederation voters, 23 % of Together voters, 12 % of Polish People’s Party voters, and 7 % of New Left supporters. An additional 3 % of Civic Platform voters gave negative judgments. The rest were inconclusive or unacquainted.
Coalition Tenure Reviewed After Two Years
On December 12, 2022, two years passed since Donald Tusk’s government was proclaimed. The following day, President Andrzej Duda appointed Tusk and the new cabinet, with the ministers accepting their nominative acts in the Presidential Palace. Civic Platform’s leader summarized the coalition in an X‑post: “Good, though very difficult. I take full responsibility. I am proud of it, but Poland deserves even more. I believe Poles can handle it. Once again, we will amaze the world!” An IBRIS survey for Polskie Radio showed that 49.6 % believed the coalition could survive the next elections unchanged, 30 % thought it would, and 20 % had no opinion.