Poland’s domestic political and judicial crisis escalated on Friday, 30 October 2026, after President Karol Nawrocki cut short his planned trip to SENEGAL and returned to POLAND following the suspension of Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, from their duties for one month. The suspension orders were issued by Tribunal judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, one of five judges elected by parliament whose appointments have been disputed and who were previously prevented from participating in court proceedings. Invoking Article 130 of Poland’s Law on the Organisation of Common Courts, Korwin-Piotrowska cited alleged institutional and procedural irregularities, including the exclusion of the five judges from adjudicating, obstruction of the Tribunal’s General Assembly and alleged manipulation of case assignments. She also assumed the role of acting Tribunal president, arguing that her intervention was justified by overriding constitutional…
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