US to Maintain Strong Alliance With Poland's New Government - State Dep't

© REUTERS / Pawel KopczynskiThe leader of Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski addresses supporters after the exit poll results are announced in Warsaw, Poland October 25, 2015.
The leader of Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski addresses supporters after the exit poll results are announced in Warsaw, Poland October 25, 2015. - Sputnik International
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The United States intends to maintain its strong partnership with Poland after its newly-elected government officially takes the reins in Warsaw, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a daily briefing.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Sunday, the nationalistic Law and Justice party won Poland’s parliamentary elections, winning almost 38 percent of seats in the 460-member lower chamber, according to exit poll data from the pollster IPSOS.

"Obviously we [the United States] have a very strong relationship with Poland," Kirby stated on Monday. "We look forward to working with the new government of Poland after the election results are certified and a new government is formed"

The party supports a greater NATO presence in Poland and has signaled opposition to resettling refugees from the Middle East into the European Union (EU).

On Monday, a Russian lawmaker said the victory of the Law and Justice party is likely to complicate Poland’s relations with other EU members, while Russian-Polish ties, already at a low ebb, will remain the same.

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