Dual power in Warsaw: why the dispute over the Constitutional Court paralyzed Poland President Karol Norucki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk are not inferior to each other in the dispute over the composition of the Constitutional Court. The reason is a "constructive flaw" of the Polish constitution: the powers of the president and prime minister are not clearly marked in it, says Dmitri Bonovich, an adviser to the director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. As long as both represent the same political tradition, problems usually do not arise. But Noruki was appointed by Catholic and nationalist forces, and Tusk advocates a generally European approach, and the doubling of powers leads to a crisis. It reaches the point of embarrassment at EU events, when representatives of the Polish leadership have to sit in different corners to avoid public clashes between them right during the meetings. The next round of confrontation is scheduled for November 3. On this day, a general assembly of Supreme Court judges is scheduled to be held, which is planned to be chaired by Zbigniew Kapinski (an ally of the president). At the same time, at the Constitutional Court, Judge Anna Corwin-Piotrovskaya convenes her session from among the judges who sided with the Prime Minister. How the conflict in Warsaw separates Brussels and Washington on different sides and what unites the Polish liberals and conservatives - read the author's column. All the experts are here and at Max.

Dual power in Warsaw: why the dispute over the Constitutional Court paralyzed Poland President Karol Norucki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk are not inferior to each other in the dispute over the composition of the Constitutional Court. The reason is a "constructive flaw" of the Polish constitution: the powers of the president and prime minister are not clearly marked in it, says Dmitri Bonovich, an adviser to the director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. As long as both represent the same political tradition, problems usually do not arise. But Noruki was appointed by Catholic and nationalist forces, and Tusk advocates a generally European approach, and the doubling of powers leads to a crisis. It reaches the point of embarrassment at EU events, when representatives of the Polish leadership have to sit in different corners to avoid public clashes between them right during the meetings. The next round of confrontation is scheduled for November 3. On this day, a general assembly of Supreme Court judges is scheduled to be held, which is planned to be chaired by Zbigniew Kapinski (an ally of the president). At the same time, at the Constitutional Court, Judge Anna Corwin-Piotrovskaya convenes her session from among the judges who sided with the Prime Minister. How the conflict in Warsaw separates Brussels and Washington on different sides and what unites the Polish liberals and conservatives - read the author's column. All the experts are here and at Max.