Nearly half of Poles say they are worse off under Tusk gov't
Two years after the parliamentary elections won by the centrist coalition led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, 45.2 percent of Poles say their living standards have worsened, a survey has shown.
In the parliamentary elections held on October 15, 2023, a coalition of pro-European parties won a majority in Poland's parliament, ousting the socially-conservative and Eurosceptic Law and Justice after eight years in power.
However, according to a United Surveys poll for the Wirtualna Polska online news and entertainment outlet, published on Wednesday, 45.2 percent of respondents said their standard of living had worsened since the elections, while 32.6 percent reported no change.
Only 19.6 percent believed their lives had become more comfortable over the past two years, and 2.6 percent were undecided.
Among voters supporting the ruling coalition, 40 percent said their situation had improved and 53 percent saw no change under the Donald Tusk government. In contrast, a majority of opposition and other voters — 69 percent — said their living standards had deteriorated.
United Surveys carried out the poll on a representative sample of 1,000 adult Poles between October 10 and 13, 2025. (PAP)
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