Polish president calls emergency talks after Constitutional Tribunal crisis escalates
Polish President Karol Nawrocki convened emergency talks after the suspension of the Constitutional Tribunal president sparked protests and police deployment in Warsaw.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki convened emergency consultations with parliamentary leaders on Friday following the suspension of Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski.
The suspension followed efforts by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government to strip top tribunal leaders of judicial immunity to pursue criminal charges. Tensions escalated in Warsaw as riot police secured the tribunal’s headquarters after protesters attempted to force entry into the building.
Nawrocki, who cut short an overseas trip to return to Warsaw, declared that the "constitutional order has been violated" and pointed to heightened internal security risks. Nationalist opposition figures denounced the tribunal chief's removal as an unconstitutional coup, whereas government officials maintained the action was essential to restore the rule of law.
Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, Moldova1, Newsmaker, Ziarul de Gardă.
Sources
- Adevărul — Criză la Curtea Constituțională din Polonia. Susținătorii fostului partid de la guvernare acuză o „lovitură de stat”
- Digi24 — Criză politică în Polonia: președintele Curții Constituționale demis, poliția antirevolte, mobilizată. Nawrocki a revenit în țară
- Ziarul de Gardă — Criză politică în Polonia: Protestatarii au forțat intrarea în Tribunalul Constituțional, iar președintele și-a întors avionul din drum
- Moldova1 — „Lovitură de stat” sau „restabilirea statului de drept”? Criză majoră la Tribunalul Constituțional din Polonia
- Newsmaker — Criză în Polonia în jurul Tribunalului Constituțional: proteste la sediul instituției, după suspendarea președintelui acesteia
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