Polish PM vows return to ‘rule of law’ following protests at court
Donald Tusk vows decisive action as a long-running dispute over judicial appointments escalates after Poland's conservative president rejects a latest nominee.
WARSAW: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged on Wednesday to restore the rule of law amid a dispute over the independence of judges that led to confrontations between right-wing protesters and police outside the nation's highest court. The crisis has escalated this year as conservative President Karol Nawrocki has refused to swear in newly appointed judges, prompting protests outside the Constitutional Tribunal. Polish authorities vow to act decisively to reinstate legal order.
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