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Poland’s president joins protest amid constitutional crisis at top court

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Poland's president returned early from a trip to Senegal to join protesters demonstrating against the government's attempts to remove the president and vice-president of the country's Constitutional Court. This move has led to accusations of a constitutional crisis and efforts to undermine judicial independence.
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Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned back from Senegal on Friday as protests erupted outside Warsaw’s Constitutional Tribunal, following the suspension of its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, by Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek. Police secured the court amid allegations that the move is undemocratic and undermines judicial independence. The confrontation escalates a long-standing conflict between Nawrocki's supporters, who are aligned with the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, and Donald Tusk’s pro-European government, which opposes PiS policies.

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Poland’s president joins protest amid constitutional crisis at top court Poland’s president has cut short a trip to Senegal, joining protesters facing off with police outside the country’s Constitutional Court.
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Poland’s president joins protest amid constitutional crisis at top court Poland’s president has cut short a trip to Senegal, joining protesters facing off with police outside the country’s Constitutional Court. asserted
president → join → Court
The stand-off follows moves by the government to remove the court’s president and vice-president, sparking accusations of a coup in the court. asserted
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