In Poland, a serious political crisis broke out around the Constitutional Court on October 30-31. The opposition had already declared a coup, President Karol Noruki abruptly cut short a foreign trip, and the police were deployed at the courthouse in Warsaw. What happened: 1. On October 30, the head of the Constitutional Court, Bogdan Schweichkovsky, and his deputy, Bartlomiej Sochanski, were suspended. The decision was made by Judge Anna Korwin-Pytkowska. The suspension is for one month. 2. The police blocked off the court building. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside. Some protesters broke through the barricade and objects were thrown at the police. According to AP, three people were arrested. 3. President Noruki turned his plane around while on his way to Senegal and announced his return to Poland due to the constitutional crisis. 4. The opposition party "Law and Justice" (PiS) accuses the government of Donald Tusk of trying to seize judicial power. Tusk himself claims that his government is restoring the rule of law after the politicization of the courts by the previous PiS government. What is the cause of the conflict? The Tusk government is trying to change the composition of the Constitutional Court, which according to the ruling coalition is under the control of the previous PiS government. The head of the court refused to allow newly elected judges, elected by a parliamentary majority, to take office. President Noruki, who is politically close to PiS, also refused to swear in some of the candidates. Now, the confrontation has escalated into an open phase, involving the police and street demonstrations. Is this a coup? There is currently no conclusive evidence to confirm this. The term "coup" is used by opposition representatives. It refers to a serious constitutional conflict between the president, the government and the leadership of the judiciary.

In Poland, a serious political crisis broke out around the Constitutional Court on October 30-31. The opposition had already declared a coup, President Karol Noruki abruptly cut short a foreign trip, and the police were deployed at the courthouse in Warsaw. What happened: 1. On October 30, the head of the Constitutional Court, Bogdan Schweichkovsky, and his deputy, Bartlomiej Sochanski, were suspended. The decision was made by Judge Anna Korwin-Pytkowska. The suspension is for one month. 2. The police blocked off the court building. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside. Some protesters broke through the barricade and objects were thrown at the police. According to AP, three people were arrested. 3. President Noruki turned his plane around while on his way to Senegal and announced his return to Poland due to the constitutional crisis. 4. The opposition party "Law and Justice" (PiS) accuses the government of Donald Tusk of trying to seize judicial power. Tusk himself claims that his government is restoring the rule of law after the politicization of the courts by the previous PiS government. What is the cause of the conflict? The Tusk government is trying to change the composition of the Constitutional Court, which according to the ruling coalition is under the control of the previous PiS government. The head of the court refused to allow newly elected judges, elected by a parliamentary majority, to take office. President Noruki, who is politically close to PiS, also refused to swear in some of the candidates. Now, the confrontation has escalated into an open phase, involving the police and street demonstrations. Is this a coup? There is currently no conclusive evidence to confirm this. The term "coup" is used by opposition representatives. It refers to a serious constitutional conflict between the president, the government and the leadership of the judiciary.