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Polish president holds crisis talks after dramatic court standoff
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki held emergency talks with political leaders on Saturday as a bitter dispute over the constitutional court escalated into a crisis over judicial independence. The row over appointing the court's judges pits Prime Minister Donald Tusk's pro-EU government against a nationalist opposition and right-wing president.
Published Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 01:27

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki held emergency talks with political leaders on Saturday as a bitter dispute over the constitutional court escalated into a crisis over judicial independence. The row over appointing the court's judges pits Prime Minister Donald Tusk's pro-EU government against a nationalist opposition and right-wing president.
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