
Requests to lift immunities, judges taking over power in the Constitutional Tribunal and nightly right-wing protests
Unprecedented events took place at the Constitutional Tribunal at night: motions to waive immunities, judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska taking over as president, a night visit of the president who had been turned away from his flight, and protests by right-wing politicians.
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There were sudden staff changes and legal disputes regarding immunities in the Constitutional Tribunal, which caused an immediate reaction from politicians and the president.
There hasn't been such a politically turbulent night in Poland for years
Yesterday evening, applications to waive the immunities of the president and vice-president were submitted to the Constitutional Tribunal, and power was taken over by a group of judges from whom the president had not received their oaths. The position of president was taken over by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, the longest-serving judge, who suspended both men from their duties. The president, who was then flying to Senegal, returned to the country and around At 1:00 he appeared in the Tribunal. At night, right-wing politicians gathered in front of the Constitutional Tribunal building, including: Jarosław Kaczyński, Mateusz Morawiecki, Grzegorz Braun, Krzysztof Bosak and Robert Bąkiewicz. If it continues like this, it can be assumed that there will be crimes, murders, which will lead to the polarization of society - said the PiS president.
The protesters prayed, sang the anthem and "Rota". They chanted "down with communism", "here is Poland, not Belarus" and "here is Poland!". The president left the Constitutional Tribunal building before 5:00. He issued a statement, read in front of the building by the head of his cabinet, in which he announced that he had called urgent consultations with representatives of parliamentary forces.
Jarosław Kaczyński changes the front?
Grzegorz Braun, president of Korona, published a photo with the president of PiS on his social media. Earlier, however, Jarosław Kaczyński declared a negative attitude towards Grzegorz Braun. The president of PiS recently ruled out a political alliance with Braun and his circle, presented him as a politician incapable of responsible cooperation and linked his position, among others, to on Russia, the USA and the Holocaust with a threat to Polish interests.
A man who has already entered the field of denialism (...) in relation to the Holocaust is a man who is beyond any possibility of participating (...) in politics - this is what Kaczyński said about Braun on December 12, 2025, referring to Braun's denial of the existence of the gas chambers in Auschwitz.
No alliances with Braun. An alliance with him is like an alliance with Putin - that's what Kaczyński said on January 25 this year.
There are numerous controversies associated with Grzegorz Braun. On December 12, 2023, he extinguished Hanukkah candles in the Sejm with a fire extinguisher. One person was injured during this incident. It was a doctor, Magdalena Gudzińska-Adamczyk, M.D., who tried to stop the MP and block his path. In April 2025, Braun broke into the hospital in Oleśnica, where - according to the prosecutor's allegations - he illegally deprived the doctor Gizela Jagielska of her liberty, pushed and held her, and also insulted and slandered her in connection with the performance of her professional duties. On May 6, 2025, MEP Grzegorz Braun burned the European Union flag in Katowice. On June 11, 2025, Braun destroyed the "Rainbow Opole" exhibition in the Sejm dedicated to the rights and history of LGBT+ people. On July 10, also in 2025, he called the gas chambers in the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau a "fake".
In the context of talks about the right-wing Senate pact, Jarosław Kaczyński's previously critical position towards Braun is not so clear - especially in the light of the photo published tonight.
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The president will convene urgent consultations with representatives of parliamentary forces.
Very likely · Within days

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz commented on the night's events in the Constitutional Tribunal, calling for its "reset". There were tensions at the Constitutional Tribunal headquarters after personnel changes, police intervention and the use of a grinder by protesters with the support of a PiS MP.

The head of the president's office, Paweł Głosernaker, announced a series of meetings between President Karol Nawrocki and party leaders in order to stabilize the political situation after the escalation of tensions around the Constitutional Tribunal.

President Karol Nawrocki calls urgent consultations with parliamentary leaders at the Presidential Palace. This is a reaction to the escalation of tension around the Constitutional Tribunal after the interruption of the activities of the President of the Constitutional Tribunal.

Bogdan Święczkowski declared in front of the Constitutional Tribunal building that the government's actions against the Tribunal were a coup d'état. Radosław Sikorski and Marcin Kierwiński also spoke on the matter.

The crisis escalated at the seat of the Constitutional Tribunal after the announcement of a break in the activities of President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański. The situation forced President Karol Nawrocki to interrupt his visit to Senegal, and Szymon Hołownia appealed for an immediate reset of the institution.

There were nightly protests and police intervention in front of the seat of the Constitutional Tribunal after confusion related to the announcement about changes in the leadership of the Constitutional Tribunal. Former political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut commented that the chaos in Poland is being exploited by the propaganda of the Kremlin and Minsk.