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Poland’s constitutional court chief suspended amid escalating judicial standoff between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the opposition

Meduza30 October 2026, 23:16 UTCPoland

Police cordoned off Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal building on the evening of October 30, the Associated Press reported.

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