Warsaw [Poland], October 31 (ANI): Poland has plunged into a severe constitutional and political crisis following an intense escalation of the ongoing power struggle between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki, after heavily armed police units cordoned off the headquarters of the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Friday night.
The crisis intensified rapidly after Korwin-Piotrowska issued a one-month suspension against Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, thereby temporarily assuming control of the institution.
The suspensions stemmed from accusations that the two senior figures had improperly discharged their official duties and blocked legally appointed magistrates, including Korwin-Piotrowska, from taking part in the Tribunal’s proceedings, according to bulletins issued by Poland’s official news agency PAP.
The broader dispute originates from fundamental disagreements regarding the Tribunal’s membership. The administration headed by Prime Minister Tusk refuses to acknowledge the validity of rulings issued by judges appointed during the preceding Law and Justice (PiS) administration. This ongoing political jockeying between the governing Civic Platform (PO) and the former PiS administration has fuelled years of controversy surrounding the court’s legitimacy. Defending his administration’s position, Prime Minister Tusk insisted that reviving the rule of law remains paramount following years of friction under the previous PiS leadership.
Tensions surrounding the institution have built steadily since early 2026, sparked when President Nawrocki declined to administer oaths to three out of six magistrates selected by Parliament.
Upon landing, the President is scheduled to hold consultations with Supreme Court President Kapiński regarding the attempted suspension of the Constitutional Tribunal President, according to his Chief of Staff.
Judge Korwin-Piotrowska remains central to this friction, as President Nawrocki previously rejected her oath of office while Święczkowski blocked her participation in hearings.
