[4] The four main opposition parties–Civic Coalition, Poland 2050, Polish People's Party, and The Left–stated their intent to oppose Morawiecki and instead support a government headed by former Prime Minister and European Council President Donald Tusk.

The four parties signed a coalition agreement on 10 November and agreed to put Tusk forward as their candidate for prime minister; between them, they command a majority in the Sejm.

[5][6][7] The move by Duda to designate Morawiecki as prime minister even though he lacked enough support in the Sejm was criticized by opposition and some media as an attempt to delay the transition of power for as long as possible.

Duda insisted that he upheld longstanding convention by inviting the largest party to form a government.

[8][9][10][11] Mateusz Morawiecki's third government included the largest number of women in Poland's history with 10 out of the 18 ministers being female.