Who Will Join Tusk's Government After Talks With Hołownia? RMF FM Reports

In brief

• Two Polska 2050 MPs, Łukasz Osmalak and Bartosz Romowicz, are reportedly set to become deputy ministers in Tusk's government.
• The appointments follow Tusk's talks with Hołownia after Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz resigned as head of the funds ministry.
• Anna Bartol will lead the ministry once sworn in by the president, and official nominations are expected in the second half of November.

Two Polska 2050 MPs set for deputy minister posts

According to unofficial information from RMF FM, Łukasz Osmalak will join the Ministry of Infrastructure and Bartosz Romowicz will go to the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy (Kto trafi do rządu po rozmowach Tusk-Hołownia? Ustalenia RMF FM – RMF24) (Nowe nazwiska w rządzie? Nieoficjalne doniesienia o rozmowach Tuska z Hołownią – Onet). Both are Polska 2050 MPs and would take the posts as deputy ministers (Nowe rozdanie w rządzie Tuska. Polska 2050 dostanie dwa stanowiska – Rzeczpospolita) (Rozmowy Tusk-Hołownia. Są nieoficjalne doniesienia, kto trafi do rządu – Wirtualna Polska).

Talks followed a cabinet reshuffle

Tusk met Hołownia, the Sejm deputy speaker and Polska 2050 leader, last week. The meeting came after Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz resigned as head of the funds ministry (Hołownia ustalił to z Tuskiem. Reset w gabinecie - ci politycy 2050 wejdą do rządu – Dziennik.pl). Her deputy, Jan Szyszko, also left the ministry. Pełczyńska-Nałęcz was removed from the party after announcing her departure.

Polska 2050 loses the funds ministry

Polska 2050 will no longer hold the funds ministry. Tusk has entrusted it to Anna Bartol, who has been Poland's permanent representative to the European Union since 2024. Bartol can join the cabinet only after President Karol Nawrocki swears her in.

Timeline and next steps

Official nominations are expected to be signed in the second half of November. Polska 2050 also needs a new party chair. Paweł Śliz, until recently the club leader, is likely to be the only candidate, and the vote is planned for early December.