Lawmakers support Polish PM in confidence vote

By Monika Scislowska

Published June 25, 2014 9:32pm ET

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Lawmakers support Polish PM in confidence vote — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk listens to lawmakers in the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Tusk asked lawmakers for an urgent confidence vote in his government, which has been rocked by leaking tapes of private conversations of top state officials. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) | Alik Keplicz

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish government scandal sparked by leaked recordings of officials’ private conversations lost some steam on Wednesday when parliament voted its support for Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s team.

The 237-203 vote came hours after Tusk requested the vote of confidence to increase his political support as he tries to contain a crisis that has threatened to topple some of his ministers — and even the entire Cabinet.

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