meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW: Colleague Judy Dempsey comments that the liberal leader of Poland, Donald Tusk, has not delivered on his campaign goals and is now at risk of a new election. More later.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

PREVIEW: Colleague Judy Dempsey comments that the liberal leader of Poland, Donald Tusk, has not delivered on his campaign goals and is now at risk of a new election. More later.
1920 POLAND

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be

0:06.8

wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain

0:13.0

that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching

0:18.7

their peak in the afternoon.

0:23.0

Not in the mood for miserable weather?

0:25.6

Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.

0:28.7

Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.

0:34.0

This is John Batchelor, conversation with colleague Judy Dempsey of the Carnegie Endowment about the surprise or not surprise election result in Poland.

0:40.6

Narofsky, an outsider, a non-politician winning the presidency.

0:46.2

At the same time, Donald Tusk, the understood liberal prime minister, continues,

0:51.5

now fearing a confidence vote crisis in the Parliament, perhaps early

0:57.2

elections. Judy, however, reflects upon Tusk as a leader, having been blessed by the public

1:04.8

because he was going to make changes, and not yet. Here's duty to explain.

1:15.9

A tumult in Poland, front line against Russia at the same time,

1:19.9

moving in two directions at once in the EU.

1:21.4

More of this later tonight.

1:23.9

I do think they're being enormous.

1:27.6

I think they're spelling out the reality that Tusk is weakened.

1:33.7

Tusk was never a strong leader in Poland.

1:40.9

And when he was head of the European Union president, that's who looks after the 27 member states compared to the commission, he was okay.

1:48.8

But he's, he, he lost, he, he, he doesn't,

1:54.5

he didn't have the courage of his convictions. He won the last election on promising a liberal agenda, on promising economic reform, on promising more housing, on promising to, uh to roll back the very tight abortion laws.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.