31.10.2026 13:52
The crisis in Poland, which began with the removal of the President of the Constitutional Court and his deputy from office, is deepening. President Karol Nawrocki, who scuffled with judges as he tried to enter the court building, argued that the constitutional order in the country has been violated and that a state institution has been seized by force. Nawrocki, stating that internal security is under threat, announced that he will hold emergency talks with representatives of political parties in parliament.
The political crisis that began with the announcement that President of the Constitutional Court in Poland Bogdan Swieczkowski and Deputy President Bartlomiej Sochanski had been removed from their duties has taken on a new dimension.
In a written statement regarding the developments, President Karol Nawrocki claimed that the constitutional order had been violated at the Constitutional Court and that a constitutional organ of the state had been seized by force.
Stating that he had spoken with Zbigniew Kapinski, First President of the Supreme Court, Nawrocki reported that Kapinski also did not consider the actions of those who took over the administration at the court to be lawful.
DECIDED TO HOLD AN EMERGENCY MEETING
Nawrocki, arguing that the country's internal security was under threat, announced that he would take action to resolve the political crisis.
The President announced that today he would hold emergency consultations with representatives of the political forces represented in parliament.
Stating that the purpose of the talks was to stabilize the political situation in the country and restore constitutional order, Nawrocki called for the restoration of the rule of law.
HE CALLED FOR THE POLICE TO WITHDRAW FROM THE COURT
President Nawrocki requested that the security forces sent by the government around the Constitutional Court leave the area.
Arguing that Deputy President Bartlomiej Sochanski, whose removal from duty had been announced, legally continued his duty, Nawrocki announced that he had allowed Sochanski to enter the court.
Nawrocki also thanked the people who organized a protest in front of the Constitutional Court and stated that they were there to defend the constitution.
A RESPONSE CAME FROM THE GOVERNMENT
An assessment also came from the government side in response to the President's statements.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stated that what happened at the Constitutional Court was related to the restoration of the rule of law in an institution that he argued had been politicized during the previous government.
Stating that over the past three years parliament had duly elected a new majority of judges, Sikorski claimed that the court president whose removal from duty had been announced was obstructing the work of these judges.
Sikorski argued that the most senior judge of the new majority had taken control of the court building and requested police protection, while the opposition did not accept losing control over the court.
He used the words, "The democratically elected government will continue to protect the constitution."
A SCUFFLE HAD OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND JUDGES
In an announcement published on the website of the Polish Constitutional Court on October 30, it was announced that Court President Bogdan Swieczkowski and Deputy President Bartlomiej Sochanski had been removed from their duties.
Following the decision, the court's most senior judge, Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, had taken over the administration of the institution.
As a result of the developments, President Nawrocki, who had taken off to go to Senegal, cut short his visit and returned to Poland.
While the presidential plane changed its route over Spain, according to Flightradar24 data, more than 1 million people had tracked the return flight.
After returning to the country, a scuffle had occurred between Nawrocki, who went to the Constitutional Court, and judges who tried to stop him at the entrance of the building.
3 PEOPLE DETAINED, POLICE BLOCKADE CONTINUES
Following the change in the court administration, protests had been held in front of the Constitutional Court building in the capital, Warsaw.
Many people, including Chairman of the opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczynski, former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and former Constitutional Court President Julia Przylebska, had gathered in front of the court.
After some protesters climbed over the court's fences and threw various objects at police teams, the incidents were intervened in and 3 people were detained.
In the morning hours, while most of the protesters left the area, it was reported that the police blockade around the Constitutional Court continued.