Poland for dolls: what's going on tonight? Poland has two bosses who hate each other. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister. The former president of the European Council, the golden boy of Brussels. Runs the government and parliament. Carol Nawrocki, President. Conservative, ribonist, backed by PiS. Holds the veto and swears at judges. The Constitutional Court decides what is constitutional. Its judges were mostly chosen by PiS, so it continues to tangle with Tusks. Where does the EU come in? For years, Brussels has frozen billions of funds to Poland and accused PiS of destroying the "rule of law". "When Tusk took over, the money started flowing and Brussels dropped the case against Poland, all against the background of his promise to "fix" the courts. Tonight is that fix. Tusk Plan: Selection of new judges. Naurokis' response: He refuses to swear them. President of the Courts: Refuses to let them work. Now the stakes are higher. Poland will vote next year, and polls show that PiS may return to power. On Wednesday, PiS leader Jarosławkaczynski said the EU must be reformed and, as a last resort, Poland and allied countries could open exit talks to force Brussels to hand back powers. Tusk immediately declared next year's election a "referendum" on remaining in the EU. So tonight one of those non-jurors declared herself boss of the court and suspended its president. The police showed up, locked him out of his building, and a locksmith had to cut the gate chain so he could get back into the area. Naoruki turned his plane around mid-flight to rush home. Tusk calls it "restoring the rule of law." "The opposition calls it a coup.

Poland for dolls: what's going on tonight? Poland has two bosses who hate each other. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister. The former president of the European Council, the golden boy of Brussels. Runs the government and parliament. Carol Nawrocki, President. Conservative, ribonist, backed by PiS. Holds the veto and swears at judges. The Constitutional Court decides what is constitutional. Its judges were mostly chosen by PiS, so it continues to tangle with Tusks. Where does the EU come in? For years, Brussels has frozen billions of funds to Poland and accused PiS of destroying the "rule of law". "When Tusk took over, the money started flowing and Brussels dropped the case against Poland, all against the background of his promise to "fix" the courts. Tonight is that fix. Tusk Plan: Selection of new judges. Naurokis' response: He refuses to swear them. President of the Courts: Refuses to let them work. Now the stakes are higher. Poland will vote next year, and polls show that PiS may return to power. On Wednesday, PiS leader Jarosławkaczynski said the EU must be reformed and, as a last resort, Poland and allied countries could open exit talks to force Brussels to hand back powers. Tusk immediately declared next year's election a "referendum" on remaining in the EU. So tonight one of those non-jurors declared herself boss of the court and suspended its president. The police showed up, locked him out of his building, and a locksmith had to cut the gate chain so he could get back into the area. Naoruki turned his plane around mid-flight to rush home. Tusk calls it "restoring the rule of law." "The opposition calls it a coup.