01.11.2026 11:50
In Poland, the crisis between the government and the Presidency over the management of the Constitutional Court is growing. Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government of interfering in the judiciary, saying that the country is sitting on a powder keg and that tension could escalate seriously in the coming days. While protests were held in front of the court, President Nawrocki cut short his visit to Senegal and returned to his country.
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki assessed the political and legal tension in the country in an interview with journalist Mario Nawfal.
Morawiecki argued that the government's moves against the Constitutional Tribunal could have serious consequences. Noting that polarization in the country had deepened, the former prime minister warned that developments could turn into a larger crisis in the coming days.
Nawfal, in his statement announcing the interview, said Morawiecki's concerns extended to the possibility of civil war. However, no statement in which the former prime minister directly said that a civil war would break out appeared in the quoted excerpts from the interview.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL?
The crisis in Poland began on the evening of October 30 with the announcement that Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Swieczkowski and his deputy Bartlomiej Sochanski had been removed from their posts.
Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, one of the judges elected by parliament, announced that she had taken over the court's administration. However, the current court management and President Karol Nawrocki argued that this action was unlawful.
Protests began in front of the court building after the decision. Police took security measures in the area, and scuffles broke out between demonstrators and security forces.
THE PRESIDENT TURNED HIS PLANE BACK
President Karol Nawrocki, who was on his way to Senegal when the events occurred, turned his plane back and returned to Warsaw.
Nawrocki went to the Constitutional Tribunal during the night, where he confronted some judges. The president described the events as a violation of the constitutional order and called for urgent talks with political party representatives.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO ACCUSATIONS
Prime Minister Donald Tusk rejected the coup accusations leveled by the opposition. Tusk, who argued that the new judges had been lawfully elected by parliament, said that the previous court management had prevented these people from taking up their duties.
Tusk stated that the government's aim was to restore judicial independence and the rule of law.
Thus, the dispute between the government and the Presidency over who controls the court's administration deepened further.
MORAWIECKI'S ACCUSATIONS AIMED AT EUROPE AS A WHOLE
In his interview with Mario Nawfal, former Prime Minister Morawiecki claimed that developments in Poland were not independent of the political and legal debates taking place in other European countries.
Citing developments in Romania, Hungary, France and Germany as examples, Morawiecki claimed that left-wing and centrist parties used state institutions against their political rivals in the face of the possibility of losing power.
While these assessments by Morawiecki amount to political accusations, there is no verified finding that the events in different countries are part of a common plan.
EYES ON THE CRISIS IN POLAND
The legal dispute over the administration of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland has not yet been resolved. While the government argues that the new judges should serve, the President and the opposition object to the method by which the court administration was changed.
Former Prime Minister Morawiecki's statements that the tension could escalate also increased concerns about the future of the political crisis in the country. However, there is no verified development indicating that a civil war will begin in Poland.