Poland's Tusk defends court overhaul amid protests and political crisis

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended his overhaul of the constitutional court, accusing opponents of hypocrisy after a senior judge's suspension sparked violent protests and a political crisis. The crisis began when a judge suspended court president Bogdan Swieczkowski and his deputy, both PiS appointees, triggering clashes between PiS supporters and police. President Karol Nawrocki returned from Senegal to intervene, while Tusk denounced rivals for undermining the rule of law. EU institutions had long viewed the court's appointments as irregular, and frozen funds were released after Tusk's 2023 return to power. PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski urged supporters to "topple Tusk," while some officials expressed ambivalence over the suspensions' legality.


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