Poland's government and judiciary are in conflict over constitutional powers
Polish President Karol Nawrocki returned from Senegal after turning back his flight. Police surrounded the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, arresting three people who breached barriers. The president suspended the court's top officials and refused to swear in five new judges. A political crisis continues over judicial independence, with tensions between the presidency and Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government.
- Anna Korwin-Piotrowska suspended Bogdan Sienkiewicz and Bartłomiej Sochański for one month.
- Police deployed around the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw.
- The institutional crisis in Poland continues over the Constitutional Tribunal's control.
- The Polish president announced he was returning from a trip to Senegal.
- Karol Nawrocki called urgent consultations with parliamentary forces.
- Police detained three individuals who entered the Tribunal grounds by jumping a fence.
- The Constitutional Tribunal announced the suspension of its chairman.
- President Nawrocki refused to swear in five new judges.
- The Polish President, Karol Nawrocki, accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of violently taking control of the country's highest court.
- Justice minister Waldemar Zurek sought the lifting of legal immunity for Swieczkowski and his deputy.
- Anna Korwin-Piotrowska took over the duties of Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski.
- The European Court of Justice ruled that the Polish constitutional court violated EU law.
- Donald Tusk's government aimed to restore the independence of the judiciary.
- The PiS government appointed judges with open political leanings since 2015.
- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest the suspension of the Constitutional Court president.
- Donald Tusk wrote that the conflict's resolution is simple and possible without changing the Constitution.
- The European Commission supports Prime Minister Tusk's actions.
- The Venice Commission stated that the Sejm has the authority to appoint new judges.
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