31-Oct-2026 01:33:14
Poland Faces Constitutional Crisis as President Turns Back Plane Amid ‘Coup’ Claims
Polish President Karol Nawrocki cut short his flight to Senegal on October 30 and returned to Poland after the head of the Constitutional Tribunal was suspended amid a fierce political dispute. Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government says it is restoring the rule of law, while Nawrocki and opposition figures accuse the government of undermining constitutional institutions. The conflict centres on disputed judicial appointments and control of the top court. Police deployed at its premises, but claims of a coup remain contested.