President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the previous administration, swore in the government after delaying the power transition as long as he could.
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00:00 The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his cabinet members took office on Wednesday
00:06 after they were sworn in by the President Andrzej Duda, officially ending 80 years of
00:11 nationalist populist rule in Poland. Tusk has pledged to restore Poland`s position in
00:17 the European Union.
00:19 "Mr President, I am very happy to announce that I have accepted the President`s full
00:31 cooperation. Everyone who wants to act in accordance with the oath we have sworn today
00:41 will be our ally, regardless of where they come from and what their function is.
00:47 There is nothing more important to us than the good of our homeland and the thoughts
00:54 of our citizens."
00:57 Tusk`s government has challenges ahead. His cabinet must now prepare and approve a general
01:02 budget in less than two weeks and implement important institutional reforms.
01:08 (applause)
01:10 (whooshing)