Poland's Tusk and Nawrocki clash over Constitutional Court crisis

Poland is experiencing an institutional crisis as centrist Prime Minister Donald Tusk and nationalist President Karol Nawrocki clash over the Constitutional Court, escalating after the suspension of its PiS-appointed president on Friday. The government suspended court president Bogdan Swieczkowski, prompting hundreds of protesters to surround the building and Nawrocki to return from Senegal to force entry. Tusk accused the president of intimidation, while the EU urged Polish authorities to ensure the court functions lawfully. The dispute stems from Tusk's efforts to replace judges appointed by the previous PiS government, which the EU Court of Justice deemed not independent. Emergency talks between Nawrocki and party leaders failed to resolve the crisis, with Tusk's coalition absent.