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Poland deploys riot police after court chief’s suspension

Poland deploys riot police after court chief’s suspension
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The court’s official X social media account said there had been a “coup d’etat”. Riot police deployed around Poland’s constitutional court and President Karol Nawrocki called off an African visit on Friday after the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right.
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  • ✦The government has been trying to force out the court’s judges, who were appointed by the previous right-wing government of the nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS).
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Friday:Riot police deployed around Poland’s constitutional court and President Karol Nawrocki called off an African visit on Friday after the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right.2023:When the PiS was in power, from 2015 to 2023, the European Union accused Poland’s highest court of being too close to the political power.2023:Prime Minister Donald Tusk had vowed to end the dispute with Brussels after winning an election in 2023.
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  • ✦The court’s official X social media account said there had been a “coup d’etat”.
  • ✦Riot police deployed around Poland’s constitutional court and President Karol Nawrocki called off an African visit on Friday after the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right.
  • ✦The government has been trying to force out the court’s judges, who were appointed by the previous right-wing government of the nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS).
Key Facts:Friday: Riot police deployed around Poland’s constitutional court and President Karol Nawrocki called off an African visit on Friday after the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right.2023: When the PiS was in power, from 2015 to 2023, the European Union accused Poland’s highest court of being too close to the political power.2023: Prime Minister Donald Tusk had vowed to end the dispute with Brussels after winning an election in 2023.Friday: There is no other way.” The constitutional court’s official website was not accessible on Friday evening.
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Riot police have been deployed in Poland after the suspension of its constitutional court's chief justice, sparking a protest by the opposition PiS party.

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