See Day 1 here. See today also this today. Poland Erupts as Tusk Government Moves to Take Over Constitutional Tribunal
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Tusk to address nation amid Constitutional Court situation
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will address the nation amid the situation surrounding the Constitutional Court. This was announced on October 31 by the Prime Minister's Office.
According to information published on the office's page on the social network X, the performance will take place at 8:00 pm local time (10:00 pm Moscow time).
A political crisis erupted in Poland after Tusk's decision to appoint Maciej Berek, a former member of his cabinet, as a judge of the Constitutional Court. President Karol Nawrocki refused to swear him in. Berek later took the oath of office in parliament, but Constitutional Court President Bohdan Święczkowski barred him from serving.On October 17, tens of thousands of people gathered for a protest in front of the Constitutional Tribunal building in Warsaw. Most of them were representatives of the PiS party, led by Jarosław Kaczyński. On October 31, the situation in Warsaw escalated, and additional police forces were deployed to protect the area.
On October 31, Nawrocki announced the violent seizure of the Constitutional Court building in Warsaw the previous night. He also called an emergency meeting with all parties.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called the situation surrounding the Constitutional Court in Poland a constitutional coup. He claimed that Tusk's liberals are "oppressing" the conservatives from the Law and Justice Party, including for their hatred of Banderites. Medvedev drew a parallel with Ukraine, claiming that the court there "was long ago purged."
Four protesters at the Constitutional Court in Warsaw were detained.
Four participants in a rally near the Constitutional Court in Warsaw were detained. This was reported by the city police on October 31.
Three of them entered the premises of the Constitutional Court. Another insulted a police officer.
"A total of four people were detained," Warsaw police wrote in X.
A political crisis erupted in Poland following Prime Minister Donald Tusk's decision to appoint Maciej Berek, a former member of his cabinet, as a judge on the Constitutional Court. This led to a rally in mid-October, with tens of thousands of people protesting. Most of the protesters were members and supporters of Law and Justice, Poland's largest opposition party. Its leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, was also present.
Since September, France has also seen mass protests by schoolchildren dissatisfied with the shortage of teachers, overcrowded schedules, and the poor condition of educational institutions. Some of the protests have been accompanied by riots. By October 4, protesters had vandalized or set fire to 24 educational institutions, and another 400 to 500 had temporarily closed due to security threats.
Polish President reported a violent seizure of the Constitutional Court building.
On October 31, Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced the violent seizure of the Constitutional Court building in Warsaw the previous night.
"That night, the constitutional order of the Republic of Poland was violated, and a constitutional state body was seized by force," Nawrocki noted in a statement on the president's official website.
He called for order to be restored and stated that urgent consultations with parliamentary representatives would be convened to stabilize the situation. Nawrocki added that he had already consulted with the first President of the Supreme Court, Zbigniew Kapiński, who also did not recognize the actions of what he called the "usurpers of power" as legal.
At the heart of the Polish conflict is the confrontation between pro-European liberals, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and right-wing conservatives, represented by Nawrocki.
The situation escalated after Tusk's decision to appoint Marcin Berek, a former minister in his government, as a judge of the Constitutional Court. Nawrocki refused to swear him in. Berek later took the oath of office in parliament, but Constitutional Court President Bohdan Święczkowski barred him from serving.
On October 17, tens of thousands of people gathered for a protest in front of the Constitutional Tribunal building in Warsaw. Most of them were representatives of the PiS party, led by Jarosław Kaczyński. On October 31, the situation in Warsaw escalated, and additional police forces were deployed to protect the area.
A Russian man arrested for espionage in Poland turned out to be a railway enthusiast.
A Russian citizen detained in Poland allegedly for espionage turned out to be an ordinary railway spotter. This was reported by a railway enthusiast on October 31.
The day before, Polish police detained a Russian citizen in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. He was accused of espionage for photographing railway infrastructure.
"In railway circles, it was immediately clear who he was. He's simply a railway enthusiast. He's also interested in other modes of transport, but especially railways," a source told RIA Novosti.
The source clarified that the detainee had lived in Germany for a long time and regularly visited Western European countries. His activities were exclusively related to amateur photography and the study of railway transport, as evidenced by his extensive portfolio.
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis is deepening, with police still guarding the Warsaw building where seven judges have been stuck since overnight, and judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska moving to revoke prior authorities and push judges to work remotely.
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Two ambassadors have quit over it, Romania's citing an illegal takeover and France's saying he can't do his job with this going on back home, while the tribunal insists on X that its site got hijacked and chairman Święczkowski is still in charge.
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