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Tusk deploys police to seize Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as Nawrocki accuses him of coup

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk moves to control the top court while President Karol Nawrocki is abroad, triggering claims of an attempted power grab.

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What to know

  • PM Tusk sent police to occupy Poland's Constitutional Tribunal while President Nawrocki was traveling abroad, prompting accusations of an attempted coup.
  • The escalation follows a months-long conflict over judicial appointments and Nawrocki's January veto of EU legislation that Tusk supported.
  • The tribunal's authority has been contested since Nawrocki refused to recognize judges parliament selected and Tusk's government tried to swear in.

“This would be roughly the equivalent of an American president sending law enforcement to occupy the Supreme Court.”

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Tusk deploys police to seize Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as Nawrocki accuses him of coup
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    Nawrocki accuses Tusk of forced takeover; opposition calls it a coup — President Nawrocki and opposition figures characterize Tusk's police occupation of the Constitutional Tribunal as an attempted coup or forced takeover, comparing it to an American president sending law enforcement to occupy the Supreme Court.

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    Tusk deploys police to occupy Constitutional Tribunal

    Prime Minister Donald Tusk sends police to occupy the Constitutional Tribunal building in Warsaw in a middle-of-the-night operation while President Nawrocki is on a plane to Senegal. Thousands of Poles gather in front of the building in response.

    “The state is supposed to GUARANTEE freedom, not restrict it.”
    — Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland · source
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    Parliament selects judges; Nawrocki refuses to swear in several — Poland's parliament begins selecting new judges for the Constitutional Tribunal, including Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. Nawrocki refuses to swear in several of the newly selected judges, who subsequently arrange alternative swearing-in ceremonies that the existing tribunal leadership refuses to recognize, leaving the tribunal's authority in question.

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    Nawrocki vetoes EU Digital Services Act implementation — Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoes Polish legislation implementing an EU measure, citing concerns about restrictions on freedom.