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What triggered Poland's midnight constitutional crisis?

short by Daisy Mowke / on Saturday, 31 October, 2026
Poland's constitutional crisis escalated after Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski was suspended by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. This sparked unrest and "coup" allegations from right-wing opposition. Riot police were deployed to control crowds. The dispute stems from a long-running battle between PM Donald Tusk's government and nationalist rivals over judicial control.
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