Politics & Governance
The fight for control of the Constitutional Tribunal is eroding Poles' trust in their own state.
National (Nepal)
A dispute over the politicisation of Poland's constitutional court is deepening, with no side appearing to back down.
Poland is in the throes of a constitutional crisis as a battle over the future of the country’s highest court ignites another confrontation between the country’s president and prime minister,
Riot police have been guarding the court since Friday afternoon, with several hundred protesters gathered to demand the reinstatement of the president of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal.
Riot police have been guarding the court since Friday afternoon, with several hundred protesters gathered to demand the reinstatement of the president of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal.
Politics & Governance
Poland’s centrist government says it is restoring judicial independence after years of far-right political interference.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that his government would press ahead with efforts to restore the independence of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, as hundreds of protesters gathered for a second night against the suspension of the court’s president.
Judge's suspension is part of a long dispute over politicisation of the Constitutional Tribunal under former government.
Police secured Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on Friday as dozens of protesters gathered to demonstrate against what they perceive as the wrongful suspension of the top court’s president by the current pro-European government.