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Donald Tusk calls on Poland’s president to recognize the legally appointed judges in order to resolve the Constitutional Tribunal crisis

Cristina Petrache

2 November 2026, 14:12

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday that the dispute over the Constitutional Tribunal can be resolved without amending the Constitution if President Karol Nawrocki recognizes the judges legally appointed by the Sejm, the lower house of Parliament in Warsaw.

The statement came after a major escalation of the conflict between the government and the presidency. On Friday, the Constitutional Tribunal announced the suspension of its president, Bogdan Swieczkowski, and vice president, Bartlomiej Sochanski. Interim leadership was assumed by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, who was appointed by the current parliamentary majority.

Following the decision, President Karol Nawrocki cut short a diplomatic visit to Senegal and returned urgently to Warsaw. He went to the headquarters of the Constitutional Tribunal, where clashes took place between presidential advisers and judges backed by the governing coalition.

Nawrocki accused the government of violating the constitutional order and called for consultations between the leaders of parliamentary parties. Tusk’s government, however, argues that the measures are necessary to restore the rule of law.

The prime minister accused the president of fueling a confrontation backed by the right-wing opposition and nationalist parties.

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Context: the Warsaw conflict over control of the Constitutional Tribunal escalated before Tusk's discussion

Before Prime Minister Donald Tusk's statement, tensions in Poland over the Constitutional Tribunal were already rising: supporters of the national-conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) were protesting in front of the institution, and police intervened after incidents. In one episode, a 30-year-old man was detained in Warsaw after being found with a knife, a loaded pistol, drugs, and an identification card bearing the inscription “Security,” resembling a police identification card.

The situation was intensified by harsh exchanges between institutions: President Karol Nawrocki accused Donald Tusk of orchestrating the forcible takeover of a constitutional institution, while the prime minister rejected the accusations and said that the government was seeking to restore the rule of law. Meanwhile, Nawrocki had previously cut short his foreign trip and summoned the parties to urgent consultations in Warsaw.