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The dispute over personnel appointments to the Polish Constitutional Court led to a political crisis. The ambassadors of China and Romania resigned one after another and the conflict between the Foreign Minister, the President and the forces of the previous government also intensified.
poland The political crisis arising from the dispute over the appointment of personnel to the Constitutional Court is spreading. Polish Ambassador to China Gu Tianwei was the first to announce his resignation today; Polish Ambassador to Romania Solok also later resigned, starting a follow-up trend by the Polish official.
Jacob Kumoch announced this on social platforms
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski later responded to Gutianwei’s post by leaving a message: “I have learned that you have unprofessionally terminated your mission. You no longer represent the Republic of (Poland).”
A few hours later, Pavel Soloch also posted
According to the Polish News Agency (PAP), both diplomats worked for former Polish President Andrzej Duda. Duda has close ties to the right-wing former ruling party “PIS” and has appointed people who are politically consistent with the “PIS” party to serve as judges of the Constitutional Court.
Poland’s Constitutional Court is in serious turmoil. Constitutional Court Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrovska ordered the suspension of President Bogdan Swiejkowsky and the Vice President and announced that she would take command of the court. Svenchikovsky said the other side had no right to act like this and accused those involved of staging a “coup”.
The incident highlights growing tensions between the current pro-European cabinet and its right-wing predecessor. Constitutional Court candidates nominated by PiS during its eight-year term include Svenchikovsky and vice-presidents.
President Karol Nawrocki, who is accused of being pro-rightist, immediately canceled a trip to Senegal while en route to Africa to return home, and entered the Constitutional Court to try to stop the takeover initiated by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
After Gu Tianwei resigned, many officials at home and abroad in Poland announced their resignations, or publicly stated that they were only loyal to the President, and the political storm continued to spread.
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Polish Ambassador to China Gu Tianwei was the first to announce his resignation on X, followed hours later by Ambassador Solok to Romania. Both said they were unable to continue performing their duties due to the domestic situation or the dispute before the Constitutional Court.
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Foreign Minister Sikorski left a message below Gu Tianwei’s post, saying that he learned that he had terminated his mission in an unprofessional manner, and clearly stated that he no longer represents the Republic of Poland, indicating that the government has a tough attitude towards this move.
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Due to the personnel and power ownership of the Constitutional Court, it includes the pro-European cabinet, the right-wing former ruling party PiS and the camp of previously appointed judges. Both the President and the Prime Minister intervened, causing the crisis to spread from the judiciary to the core of state power.
