Tusk faces power-grab row

A confrontation at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal intensified a dispute between President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government after a judge suspended the tribunal’s president and deputy, prompting protests and police deployments in Warsaw. Tusk says his actions aim to restore the rule of law and recognize judges elected by parliament, while critics call the move unconstitutional; at least three ambassadors have resigned in protest. The crisis has drawn sharply divided reactions from Polish and international figures, with concerns focused on both the tribunal’s legitimacy and the legality of the government’s response.

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