The President of Poland convened an urgent meeting with all parliamentary forces to resolve the crisis surrounding the Constitutional Court. At night, he entered the court in a fight - his guards fought with the police, and the head of state himself quarreled with the judges. The opposition called what was happening a coup. Let's see what happened on the day and how the country reached a political crisis: who fought with whom? The Constitutional Court is the Polish equivalent of the Constitutional Court. It has 15 judges who are elected by the parliament and sworn in before the president. The head of state, King Noruki, and the Law and Justice Party (PiS) support the chairman of the court, Bogdan Shwiechkowski, and his deputy, Bartlomiej Sochanski. The government of Donald Tusk and Minister of Justice Voldemort Zurek - Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrovskaya, who declared herself as the head of the temporary court. Where did the conflict come from? PiS was in power between 2015–2023. During this period, the party appointed three judges with violations to the tribunal, and European courts recognized that the tribunal could not be considered independent. After Tusk came to power in 2023, his government stopped recognizing the tribunal's legitimacy. In March 2026, the parliament began electing new judges and by October had appointed eight. Navrotsky refused to take the oath from five people, among them Korwin-Piotrovskaya. The current chairman of the tribunal, Sonchakovsky, did not allow them to work. Five judges took the oath themselves - in parliament, and not before the president. October 30: The court splits Korwin-Piotrovskaya announced a 30-day suspension of Sonchakovsky and Sokhansky. She said she was now temporarily in charge of the tribunal. Zorek, meanwhile, filed five requests to remove the immunity of the two judges. According to the court's press service, seven judges elected by the current parliament entered the building accompanied by state security. Sonczkowski and his deputy were not allowed to enter.

The President of Poland convened an urgent meeting with all parliamentary forces to resolve the crisis surrounding the Constitutional Court. At night, he entered the court in a fight - his guards fought with the police, and the head of state himself quarreled with the judges. The opposition called what was happening a coup. Let's see what happened on the day and how the country reached a political crisis: who fought with whom? The Constitutional Court is the Polish equivalent of the Constitutional Court. It has 15 judges who are elected by the parliament and sworn in before the president. The head of state, King Noruki, and the Law and Justice Party (PiS) support the chairman of the court, Bogdan Shwiechkowski, and his deputy, Bartlomiej Sochanski. The government of Donald Tusk and Minister of Justice Voldemort Zurek - Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrovskaya, who declared herself as the head of the temporary court. Where did the conflict come from? PiS was in power between 2015–2023. During this period, the party appointed three judges with violations to the tribunal, and European courts recognized that the tribunal could not be considered independent. After Tusk came to power in 2023, his government stopped recognizing the tribunal's legitimacy. In March 2026, the parliament began electing new judges and by October had appointed eight. Navrotsky refused to take the oath from five people, among them Korwin-Piotrovskaya. The current chairman of the tribunal, Sonchakovsky, did not allow them to work. Five judges took the oath themselves - in parliament, and not before the president. October 30: The court splits Korwin-Piotrovskaya announced a 30-day suspension of Sonchakovsky and Sokhansky. She said she was now temporarily in charge of the tribunal. Zorek, meanwhile, filed five requests to remove the immunity of the two judges. According to the court's press service, seven judges elected by the current parliament entered the building accompanied by state security. Sonczkowski and his deputy were not allowed to enter.