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Poland's Constitutional Tribunal leadership
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal is split between rival groups claiming control, the Supreme Court assembly lacked quorum to take a position, and Tusk and Nawrocki have no scheduled meeting while a coalition constitutional reset bill is announced and Metsola visits Warsaw.
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Tribunal Leadership Fight
Tribunal judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska suspended President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański for one month on 30 October and assumed interim leadership. Eight judges aligned with her meet without the suspended pair, count themselves quorate, and on 3 November approved the 2027 budget and picked disciplinary panels for the two.
Święczkowski rejects the move and returned to the building on 5 November demanding police leave. Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek is seeking to lift the pair's immunity. Nawrocki calls it an illegal takeover; the root dispute is his refusal to swear in judges chosen by the parliamentary majority.
Supreme Court and Talks
On 3 November, 28 of 125 Supreme Court judges boycotted an assembly called by Zbigniew Kapiński, denying quorum. Separately, 55 judges backed a resolution opposing removal of Święczkowski.
Nawrocki's spokesperson says he is willing to meet Tusk, with no date set. Roberta Metsola was due to meet both men separately in Warsaw on 6 November. The test is whether Kosiniak-Kamysz's reset bill or a Tusk-Nawrocki meeting settles who counts toward Tribunal quorum.
What comes next
Open questions
- Can the Constitutional Tribunal meet validly while its judges disagree over who counts toward quorum?
- Will the 28 boycotting Supreme Court judges challenge Kapiński's appointment or the assembly's legal basis formally?
Who is who8
Zbigniew Kapiński Supreme Court First President
Convened the extraordinary assembly on 3 November, which lacked quorum after 28 judges boycotted, so no resolution on the Tribunal could lawfully be adopted.
4 Nov
Bogdan Święczkowski Constitutional Tribunal President
Suspended on 30 October by Anna Korwin-Piotrowska and excluded from the 3 November meeting; 55 Supreme Court judges backed a resolution opposing his removal.
4 Nov
Karol Nawrocki President of Poland
Has refused to swear in Tribunal judges nominated by the parliamentary majority, and has said he is willing to meet Tusk.
5 Nov
Anna Korwin-Piotrowska Constitutional Tribunal judge, acting leader
Leads the group of eight judges who met on 3 November, counted themselves quorate and advanced the 2027 budget and disciplinary proceedings against the suspended leaders.
4 Nov
Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland
Refuses to compromise in the Tribunal dispute; Bloomberg sources say von der Leyen dropped a briefing with Nawrocki as a favour to him.
5 Nov
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Deputy Prime Minister and PSL leader
Told coalition partners on 4 November he will submit a constitutional reset bill.
5 Nov
Włodzimierz Czarzasty Sejm Marshal
Disclosed on 5 November that Kosiniak-Kamysz plans to submit the reset bill.
5 Nov
Ursula von der Leyen European Commission President
Reportedly dropped a post-summit briefing with Nawrocki amid the Tribunal row.
5 Nov
Promises1
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamyszopen
He will submit a constitutional reset bill.
4 Nov · pollar.news
Chronicle6 entries since 3 Nov
2–8 November5 entries
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen dropped a post-summit press briefing with President Karol Nawrocki, Bloomberg reported on 5 November, citing sources who describe it as a favour to Prime Minister Donald Tusk amid the Constitutional Tribunal row.
Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told coalition partners on 4 November that he will submit a constitutional reset bill, Sejm Marshal Czarzasty said on 5 November. The plan follows the 30 October takeover of the Constitutional Tribunal building.
The Sejm banned wPolsce24 reporter Samuel Pereira from the parliament building for three months, counting from 30 October. He was refused a press card on 4 November; PiS and a journalists' association condemned the restriction.
Eight Constitutional Tribunal judges aligned with the government-backed group met on 3 November and counted themselves a sufficient quorum after excluding Święczkowski, Sochański and another disputed judge. They advanced plans on the 2027 budget and disciplinary proceedings; opponents challenged the meeting's legality.
Twenty-eight of 125 Supreme Court judges skipped the extraordinary assembly convened by Zbigniew Kapiński, so it lacked quorum to adopt a resolution on the Constitutional Tribunal. The 55 judges present backed a resolution opposing the removal of Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski.
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