Polish PM Tusk vows support for tribunal amid court crisis
Tusk said the government will restore the tribunal’s independence as protesters and police filled the court over the suspension of its president.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government suspended Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Zwi, citing repeated legal violations and interference with the court's work.
- Tusk's administration argues this action corrects years of lawlessness under the Law and Justice party, which the European Union previously accused of imposing political control over judicial institutions.
- Police detained three protesters Friday night after crowds, including PiS leader Jarosław Kaczynski, rallied outside the tribunal and attempted to forcefully enter the building.
- President Karol Nawrocki invited parliamentary parties to talks on Saturday to address the crisis; representatives from Poland 2050 and PSL met with him while Tusk did not attend.
- The standoff deepens political polarization ahead of next year's parliamentary elections. Tusk stated his government will press forward with efforts to restore judicial independence despite the "painful" and difficult process.
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WFMZVARSOVIA (AP) — Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that his government will continue its efforts to restore the independence of the Constitutional Court of Poland, while hundreds of protesters were concentrated for the second night against the...
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government wants to reform the judiciary, but the president and the old leadership of the Constitutional Court are blocking the changes.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that the conservative and nationalist opposition wants to "destroy" democracy and the rule of law. He was responding to the unrest that has arisen around the Constitutional Court.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed the nation in a televised address after the escalating institutional conflict over the Constitutional Court, declaring that the rule of law will triumph over violence. Tensions rose on Friday when President Karol Nawrocki attempted to force his way into the Constitutional Court building amid a dispute over the appointment of new judges. Police surrounded the building and the incident was broadcast live…
Prime Minister Donald Tusk called yesterday's events around the Constitutional Tribunal shameful. He accused the Law and Justice Party (PiS), ex-president Andrzej Duda and current head of state Karol Navrotsky of destroying the rule of law in the country.
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