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Tusk "is not going" to the Presidential Palace. "The Constitutional Tribunal's case is settled"

The Prime Minister in Dublin declared that he would not appear at the Presidential Palace; The meeting will be led by the head of the Chancellery of the President, Zbigniew Bogucki

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President Karol Nawrocki invited political parties to talks on Monday at the Presidential Palace regarding the situation in the Constitutional Tribunal.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk rejected the invitation, declaring that he would not take part in it.
The meeting will be led by the head of the Chancellery of the President, Zbigniew Bogucki.

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Why It Matters

President Karol Nawrocki invited representatives of political circles to Monday's talks regarding healing the situation in the Constitutional Tribunal. The meeting will be led by the head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Zbigniew Bogucki. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, when asked about his participation in the talks on Friday in Dublin, clearly declared that he did not intend to appear at the Presidential Palace. Tusk also referred to the information about the letter from the Gdańsk-Śródmieście District Prosecutor's Office, in which investigators want to question President Karol Nawrocki as a witness in the proceedings regarding the takeover of a studio apartment in Gdańsk.

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On Thursday, the president's spokesman, Rafał Leśkiewicz, said that President Karol Nawrocki invited representatives of political circles to Monday's talks on resolving the situation in the Constitutional Tribunal.

The meeting will be led by the head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Zbigniew Bogucki.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk was asked about his participation in the talks on Friday in Dublin. The head of government clearly declared that he did not intend to appear at the Presidential Palace.

"We are here to build and repair"

The Prime Minister argued that those responsible - in his opinion - for the crisis in the justice system are still trying to block it.

They were and still are there to destroy and block, and we are there to build and repair. The Constitutional Tribunal is on a difficult path to repair. He started working and it is worth accepting this fact. I'm not going, he emphasized in the context of the meeting at the Presidential Palace.

Tusk about Nawrocki's summons by the prosecutor's office

The Prime Minister also referred to the information about the letter from the Gdańsk-Śródmieście District Prosecutor's Office. Investigators want to question President Karol Nawrocki as a witness in the proceedings regarding the takeover of a studio apartment in Gdańsk.

This is the president's problem. He knows best what he needs to explain from his biography and what not. I won't interfere in this anymore. People have the right to know, Tusk said.

The head of government referred to the invitation he sent on Wednesday. He then invited the president and his family to his home in Sopot.

Who will appear at the Presidential Palace?

PAP's findings show that representatives of the Left do not intend to participate in Monday's meeting. The Civic Coalition will wait for an invitation.

Politicians from PSL, Polski 2050, Razem, Konfederacja, Law and Justice and Rozwoju Plus are expected to take part in the talks.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The meeting at the Presidential Palace will be held on Monday without the participation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk and representatives of the Left.
Very likely · Within days
The Civic Coalition is waiting for its own invitation before deciding to participate in the talks.
Likely · Within days

Open Questions

Will the meeting at the Presidential Palace take place on the planned date despite the Prime Minister's absence?
What specific proposals for repairing the Constitutional Tribunal will be presented during the talks?
Will the prosecutor's office question President Nawrocki as a witness and what will be the consequences?
Will the Civic Coalition finally accept the invitation to the meeting?