{
  "id": 17767386,
  "title": "Poland's president has 'no competence' to appoint judges, says EPP MEP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/polands-president-has-no-competence-to-appoint-judges-says-epp-mep",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:14:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/02/polands-president-has-no-competence-to-appoint-judges-says-epp-mep"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michał Wawrykiewicz, a European People's Party MEP, has stated that Poland's President Karol Nawrocki does not have the authority to appoint judges to the Constitutional Tribunal. The tensions between Nawrocki and the pro-EU government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, have escalated after Nawrocki intervened in the court's proceedings. Wawrykiewicz claims that Nawrocki's Law and Justice party is attempting to maintain its political dominance over the tribunal, which was influenced by the party's previous decade in power. According to Wawrykiewicz, who is affiliated with Tusk's party, the only legitimate authority to appoint judges to the Constitutional Tribunal is the Parliament, and the President lacks any such competence. The European Commission recently echoed this sentiment, backing the position of Prime Minister Tusk in the ongoing dispute. The conflict has reached a boiling point following Nawrocki's intervention at the Constitutional Tribunal amid protests from anti-government demonstrators. Nawrocki and his supporters are pushing for the reinstatement of a conservative judge whose suspension is backed by Tusk's government.",
  "summary": "Michał Wawrykiewicz. European People's Party MEP, said that Poland's President Karol Nawrocki is \"trying to block the restoration of Rule of Law\" in his country after tensions over the Poland's Constitutional Tribunal escalated on Friday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Polish President Karol Nawrocki lacks authority to appoint judges.",
    "EPP MEP Michał Wawrykiewicz asserts Parliament holds sole appointment power.",
    "European Commission supports Prime Minister Tusk's position on the dispute."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The dispute over judicial appointments signals an intensifying power struggle between the presidency and the pro-EU government as both sides fight to control the composition of the Constitutional Tribunal.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}