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Polish president Nawrocki pushes his way into top court amid rule-of-law tussle
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Key Points:
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki forcibly entered the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw shortly after midnight, intensifying the ongoing conflict between him and Prime Minister Donald Tusk over judicial appointments.
- Nawrocki confronted judges appointed by Tusk’s parliamentary majority, declaring they were not legitimate judges of the Tribunal, amid a standoff triggered by the disputed nomination of Anna Korwin-Piotrowska as acting court president.
- Korwin-Piotrowska suspended the court’s PiS-appointed president and deputy, who rejected her authority, escalating the power struggle within the top court.
- Nawrocki accused the government of attempting to forcibly seize the court, called for police to leave the premises, and announced emergency talks with parliamentary parties citing a threat to national security.
- The dispute centers on Tusk’s attempts to reverse judicial changes made by the former PiS government, with PiS and Nawrocki resisting the swearing-in of judges elected by Tusk’s majority, leading to a prolonged institutional crisis.
