Poland's Tusk returns to frontline, vowing to lead opposition to victory


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  • Saturday, 03 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Former EU Council President Donald Tusk speaks during an event of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation to discuss the 30th anniversary of Germany's reunification in Berlin, Germany, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/Pool/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) -Former European Council President Donald Tusk returned to the fore of Polish politics on Saturday, becoming leader of the main opposition party in a move that many members hope can revive its sagging fortunes.

For many in the liberal Civic Platform (PO) party that Tusk helped to found, the stakes are nothing less than Poland's future in the European Union.

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