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Poland’s president accuses Tusk of forced takeover of country’s top court

First reported 2026-10-31 13:53 UTC · Updated 2026-11-01 00:30 UTC · 3 independent sources

What happened

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki turned his Senegal-bound plane around over Spanish airspace as a political crisis erupted with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government over the top posts at the Constitutional Tribunal, The Hindu reported.

The dispute centres on who will lead the tribunal, a key body in post-Cold War Poland.

Nawrocki's camp accuses Tusk's government of forcing a takeover of the country's top court, according to the headline of the report.

Krzysztof Marcin Zalewski, chairperson of the Boym Institute think tank in Warsaw, discussed the crisis and the options ahead for the Tusk government.

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Who reported it

  1. 2026-10-31 13:53 UTCTimesLIVE via Reuters · timeslive.co.za ↗
  2. 2026-10-31 14:25 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
  3. 2026-11-01 00:30 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗

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