Polish president holds crisis talks in court standoff
The meeting comes as Poland’s prime minister faces fierce resistance from the right-wing PiS party over his efforts to remove court judges for alleged political bias.
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki, a right-wing independent, called emergency meetings with political leaders after a tense standoff at the constitutional court in Warsaw. The dispute centers on the appointment of judges to the court, which has sparked a constitutional crisis in the country. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government has been attempting to remove the court's judges, claiming they lack political neutrality, but faces opposition from the nationalist PiS party, which previously held power from 2015 to 2023.
Protests outside the court escalated, with riot police present on Friday following the suspension of court president Bogdan Swieczkowski. Nawrocki, after returning from Senegal, convened the meeting at his office, but no resolution was reached by Saturday afternoon. Demonstrators accused Tusk's government of attempting to seize control of the institution, while the court labeled the move a "coup d'etat."
Tusk, however, emphasized that the government's actions are to combat perceived threats to democracy and the rule of law. The European Commission urged Nawrocki to approve new judges nominated by parliament, aligning with constitutional and EU laws.
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