Polish PM Tusk vows support for tribunal amid court crisis
Tusk said the tribunal will keep operating independently as police guarded the court and protesters gathered amid a dispute over suspended judges.
- 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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Algemeen 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 arose on Friday surrounding the Constitutional Court.
Sydney Morning Herald
Poland’s PM vows support for tribunal amid court crisis
Riot police have been guarding the court since Friday afternoon, with several hundred protesters gathered to demand the reinstatement of the president of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal.
LancasterOnline
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.
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