Donald Tusk's situation is a warning for Europe. "Unsolvable Task"

Commenting on the Prime Minister's words that he "will not play chess when his opponent approaches him with a baseball," Sueddeutsche Zeitung notes that Tusk, trying to restore the rule of law, cannot always follow all the rules.

The newspaper reminds that, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal does not meet the standards of independence and impartiality. "The previous government, led by the right-wing national PiS party, degraded the Constitutional Tribunal to the role of its political executive body," the daily says.

The current government therefore faces an exceptionally difficult task. "Tusk's government is faced with the apparently irresolvable dilemma of ending the illegal state using legal methods," emphasizes "Sueddeutsche Zeitung."

The situation is further complicated by the actions of President Karol Nawrocki and the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Bogdan Święczkowski, who make it difficult for eight judges elected by the Sejm to start their work. The prime minister's opponents are protesting in front of the Tribunal's headquarters, accusing him of nominating his close associate, Maciej Berek, as a candidate for judge.

The daily admits that "from a moral point of view, there may be doubts about (Tusk's) conduct, but the election took place in accordance with the law." In the opinion of "Sueddeutsche Zeitung", the Prime Minister is struggling with a dilemma that may affect any democratic leader in Europe.

"Donald Tusk is facing a dilemma that should be a warning to all democrats in Europe. Whoever does not timely oppose the enemies of democracy and the constitution by all legal means will eventually stand in front of a fortress with raised drawbridges," the daily warns.

The newspaper also notes that Tusk has to face not only the president, but also the opposition, which - as emphasized - "is not interested in impartiality or the law in force in the EU, least of all the truth." In conclusion, the daily states: "Tusk can only prevent the rest (of Poles) from losing trust in democracy. But they want chess."