WARSAW—Former European Council President Donald Tusk returned to the fore of Polish politics on Saturday, becoming leader of the main opposition party in a move that many members hope can revive its sagging fortunes. For many in the liberal Civic Platform (PO) party that Tusk helped to found, the stakes are nothing less than Poland’s future in the European Union. “Civic Platform is indispensable, it is needed as a force, not as a memory, to win the fight for the future against PiS,” Tusk told a PO congress in Warsaw. “There is no chance of victory without Civic Platform, and our history tells us that.” The announcement of Tusk’s return came after talks held behind closed doors between the new leader, his predecessor Borys Budka, and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who had also been tipped for the leadership. European Council President from 2014 to 2019, Tusk helped steer the European …
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