Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on Saturday night that he would proceed with a contested overhaul of the country's constitutional court, asserting that "in certain matters, there can be no compromise." The move follows protests and an attempt by government-backed judges to take procedural control of the tribunal, which has been a focal point of rule of law disputes.
The confrontation over the constitutional court sets the battle lines before next year's parliamentary election, with polls indicating a close race between Tusk's coalition and the nationalist right.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to proceed with a contested overhaul of the country's constitutional court, stating that "in certain matters, there can be no compromise." The move comes after government-backed judges attempted to seize procedural control of the tribunal on Friday, leading to protests and a defiant televised address by Tusk on Saturday night. Tusk argued the shake-up was vital to restore a tribunal he described as crippled by years of political disputes and imposed by the previous Law and Justice (PiS) party government. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has questioned the legal basis for the government's actions.
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