FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki waves as he leaves after the second day of the European Union leaders summit, held to discuss the EU's long-term budget for 2021-2027, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister unexpectedly asked parliament on Thursday for a vote of confidence in government, a move seen as an attempt to bolster his nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party ahead of a presidential election.
"If you have enough votes, dismiss us. If not, let us act, don't disturb us," Mateusz Morawiecki said in an emotional speech to the lower house of parliament, where his ruling coalition holds a majority.
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