Constitutional Crisis: Polish President Confronts Judge

Poland's constitutional crisis deepens as President Karol Nawrocki arrived at the Constitutional Court and confronted judges whose appointments he does not recognize. Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska claims she runs the institution, while the dismissed deputy president remains in his office. Prime Minister Tusk defended the reforms; the opposition accuses him of a coup.

Poland's constitutional crisis is escalating: President Karol Nawrocki arrived at the Constitutional Court in Warsaw and confronted judges whose appointments he does not recognize. A physical altercation broke out at the building entrance between the president and the judges, with both sides blaming each other. Nawrocki refuses to recognize five judges appointed by the current parliamentary majority. Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska claims she runs the institution, while the deputy president of the court, who was allegedly dismissed by the government, continues to occupy his office. The events began after an announcement was published suspending the president of the Constitutional Court, Bogdan Święczkowski, and police forces entered the compound. Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended the government's actions to restore the rule of law, while the Law and Justice party accused the government of attempting a coup.