Poland: Tusk Remains Leader of Civic Platform

People ♦ Published: August 26, 2013; 21:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

With almost 80 percent of votes Prime Minister Tusk wins elections for Civic Platform’s (PO) party leader.

Poland: Tusk Remains Leader of Civic Platform / Picture: © Wikipedia / Gnesener1900

Prime Minister Donald Tusk will stay the leader of Poland’s centrist Civic Platform (PO) after gaining 79.58 percent of the party members’ votes in interal elections. His opponent Jaroslaw Gowin got 20.42 percent of votes, according Friday’s news conference.

Tusk gained a total number of 16,024 votes while Gowin gained 4,114 votes, according the official data. The turnout…