Political crisis in Poland provoked by the struggle for the Constitutional Tribunal. Nawrocki turned the plane around and urgently returned
On October 30, significant police forces appeared in front of the Constitutional Tribunal building in Warsaw. This happened after Judge Hanna Korwin-Piotrowska, who currently manages the institution's work, announced the suspension of duties of the tribunal's chairman, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański. These events provoked sharp objections from the opposition, whose supporters gathered near the tribunal building.
Święczkowski and his supporters called this an illegal seizure of power in the Tribunal and accused those involved of attempting a coup d'état. Meanwhile, Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek sent five motions to the tribunal requesting the lifting of immunity from Święczkowski and Sochański.
The police explained their presence by the need to ensure security after appeals from the Prosecutor General and Judge Korwin-Piotrowska, who warned of possible threats to the judges and employees of the institution. The police stated that they were acting within their powers and respecting the independence of the tribunal.
The events sparked a strong political reaction. President Karol Nawrocki interrupted his visit to Senegal and returned to Poland. The leader of the opposition party "Law and Justice," Jarosław Kaczyński, called what was happening an "assault on the Constitutional Tribunal." Prime Minister Donald Tusk, on the contrary, stated that restoring the rule of law requires decisive action. Święczkowski promised to discuss further steps with the president.
The opposition calls what is happening a coup d'état and a seizure of the Constitutional Tribunal. Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that he would not allow "Belarusian methods in Poland."
The conflict is related to a long-standing dispute over the composition of the Constitutional Tribunal and the legality of appointing judges. In March 2026, the Sejm elected six new judges, but only two took the oath before the president and began work. The other four were not allowed to hear cases by the chairman of the Tribunal, Święczkowski. Despite the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights, the dispute has not been resolved.
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Трэба законы чытаць, а не вярзець лухту. Суддзя ня можа сама здымаць астатніх суддзяў і захапіць установу сябе ў адну асобу выключна пры падтрымцы амонышаў. Гэтак жа, як не бывае суддзяў-"дублёраў". Суддзяў выбіраюць і прызначаюць па канстытуцыі выключна. А гэта чыста - бананавая рэспубліка.