Poland's ruling conservatives say to back EU's Tusk for second term


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  • Monday, 09 May 2016

European Council President Donald Tusk looks on during a meeting at the Capitol Hill in Rome, Italy, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party will back former centrist prime minister Donald Tusk for a second term as European Council president in a year's time, a senior PiS figure said on Monday.

The pledge of support, made by Ryszard Czarnecki who is vice-president of the European Parliament, came despite repeated criticism of Tusk by the PiS and appeared a deliberate move by the party to clear up any ambiguity on the issue.

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