Tusk will not fulfill his duties as Prime Minister of Poland for several days: what is the reason

Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk will cease to perform his official duties for a few days. The reason is the passage planned medical procedure.

This was announced on Sunday, November 10, by the press service of the Polish government, the Government Information Center. They said Tusk had undergone a “routine medical procedure.”

He is expected to return to work in Wednesday, November 13.

“The Government Information Center reports that Prime Minister Donald Tusk has undergone a planned medical procedure. He will return to his duties next Wednesday,” the statement said.

The government did not specify what procedure the prime minister went through.

The Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita writes that Tusk is “silent about the procedure.” The last message from him on social network X was published on November 6, when he congratulated Republican Donald Trump with victory in the presidential elections.

And on Facebook on Sunday, November 10, Tusk published a general photo with grandson. “I’m proud as a peacock” he wrote, comparing the photo to a similar one from ten months ago, when his grandson was shorter than him.

On Saturday, November 9, In the morning, the Polish Prime Minister took part in the work of the national software board, which unanimously decided to organize primaries to select a candidate from the Civic Coalition for 2025 presidential elections.

Later that day, Tusk spoke to reporters at a press conference, Rzeczpospolita notes.

The publication also indicates that so far the head of government has not had serious health problems; in addition, he runs regularly and in the past he loved to play football.

“Participation of the Prime Minister in the celebration National Independence Day November 11 raises doubts,” the newspaper writes.

As OBOZ.UA reported, the day before Tusk commented on Trump’s possible “peace plan”, which would involve freezing the current front line. According to him, we can soon expect a declaration of a ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine. At the same time, Tusk emphasized that the relevant decisions cannot be made “through” the heads of not only the Ukrainians, but also the Poles.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister of Poland for supporting the principle “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”

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