A coup was announced in Poland: protesters surrounded the Constitutional Court, a member of Poland's State Court, Jacek Majharowski, said that a coup was taking place in the country and called on citizens to demonstrate. "I call on all concerned citizens to come here and oppose the coup we are witnessing," he said at a rally outside the courthouse. In Warsaw, demonstrators surrounded the Constitutional Court and the police erected a fence. The reason for the worsening of the conflict was the decision to suspend the leadership powers of the court. Polish President Karol Norucki urgently cut short his trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw. The leader of the "Law and Justice" opposition party, Yaroslav Kaczynski, called what is happening also the next stage of a coup. At the same time, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the actions of the authorities are aimed at restoring the rule of law.

A coup was announced in Poland: protesters surrounded the Constitutional Court, a member of Poland's State Court, Jacek Majharowski, said that a coup was taking place in the country and called on citizens to demonstrate. "I call on all concerned citizens to come here and oppose the coup we are witnessing," he said at a rally outside the courthouse. In Warsaw, demonstrators surrounded the Constitutional Court and the police erected a fence. The reason for the worsening of the conflict was the decision to suspend the leadership powers of the court. Polish President Karol Norucki urgently cut short his trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw. The leader of the "Law and Justice" opposition party, Yaroslav Kaczynski, called what is happening also the next stage of a coup. At the same time, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the actions of the authorities are aimed at restoring the rule of law.