Few could doubt the political ability of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, who kept his job thanks to a thumping and unprecedented election win last month. But many would question his appetite for real reform. Poland's economic strength in recent years belies a bloated bureaucracy, laxity in public finances and a clogged labour market. In his first stint in office, Mr Tusk merely nibbled at these problems. Instead he concentrated on securing successive victories for his centrist Civic Platform party over the opposition Law and Justice Party. Boosted by trade with Germany and a big budget deficit, the economy boomed on regardless.
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