Everyone who made this choice knew that they really were both great. If someone voted for Rafał Trzaskowski, it was with full conviction and with great regret that he could not vote for both – said Donald Tusk after the election results were announced. When asked by journalists who he voted for, he replied that “the chairman is always neutral.”
Rafał Trzaskowski won the primaries and became the Civic Coalition's candidate for president. Trzaskowski obtained 74.75 percent. votes, his opponent Radosław Sikorski obtained 25.25 percent votes. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the results on Saturday at a meeting of the PO National Council.
Donald Tusk and Rafał TrzaskowskiPaweł Supernak/PAP
“The chairman is always neutral”
Later, when asked by Arleta Zalewska, a journalist of “Fakty” TVN, whether the primaries were a good idea, he replied: – Well, you see, it's great.
The Prime Minister did not agree with the statement about the “knockout” of Sikorski. – Everyone who made this choice knew that they were both really great. If someone voted for Rafał Trzaskowski, it was with full conviction and with great regret that he could not vote for both, Tusk said.
Journalists also asked Tusk about who he voted for. He replied that “the chairman is always neutral.”
Primary elections in the Civic Coalition. Donald Tusk's entire speech ORGANIZER'S PHOTOS
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