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Poland's President Andrzej Duda swears in former European Council president Donald Tusk as the country's new prime minister, putting an end to eight years of right-wing populist rule. Tusk, who previously served as prime minister in 2007-2014, has pledged to restore Poland's position in the European Union after rule-of-law infringements strained Warsaw ties with Brussels. IMAGES
Newly appointed Polish Prime minister Donald Tusk and his government pose for a group photo with Polish president Andrzej Duda after being sworn in at Warsaw's Presidential Palace. Tusk, who previously served as prime minister in 2007-2014, has pledged to restore Poland's position in the European Union after rule-of-law infringements strained Warsaw ties with Brussels. IMAGES
Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel's prime minister following a vote in parliament that brought in the most right-wing government in the country's history. IMAGES
Social Democrat Olaf Scholz is sworn in as Germany's next chancellor in the Bundestag. Scholz, who won 395 of the 707 votes cast in the Bundestag lower house, has pledged broad "continuity" with the popular Merkel while making Germany greener and fairer. IMAGES
Austria's new Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg arrives for his first parliamentary session, as the ruling party tries to emerge from a corruption scandal that cost the job of one of Europe's youngest leaders. Former Foreign Minister Schallenberg, 52, was sworn in by President Alexander Van der Bellen on October 11. IMAGES
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