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14 April 2025
6 February 2025
As Poland faces a €320 million EU fine for PiS-era judicial violations, the party pushes ‘coup’ accusations against Tusk’s government to shift blame and rally its base.
There is a spotlight on the rule of law in Poland where a war of narratives – some unfounded – is obfuscating the reality on the ground.
Yesterday, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda suggested that the European Union could interfere in the country’s May presidential elections, echoing claims made by PiS and its allies that external forces are shaping Poland’s politics.
Meanwhile, the head of Poland’s controversial Constitutional Tribunal, Bogdan Święczkowski, has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of staging a ‘coup d’état’ and filed a legal complaint against key officials.