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Bitter spat between Poland’s pro-Europe PM and pro-Trump president erupts

Egypt Independent2 November 2026, 12:59 UTCPoland

Poland is in the throes of a constitutional crisis as a battle over the future of the country’s highest court ignites another confrontation between the country’s president and prime minister. The crisis came to a head on Friday when center-left Prime Minister Donald Tusk moved to remake Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, whose chief justice was appointed … The post Bitter spat between Poland’s pro-Europe PM and pro-Trump president erupts appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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