The process and nature of Polish Prime Minister Tusk's "coup attempt" backed by the European Union:

1. Left-wing Prime Minister Tusk attempted to appoint eight judges to the Constitutional Court, though he was legally permitted to appoint only three.

2. Right-wing conservative President Nawałkowski administered oaths to the three appointed judges, in accordance with legal requirements.

3. Tusk organized a "parallel swearing-in" ceremony for the remaining five judges, personally presiding over the event—a function constitutionally reserved for the president.

4. President Nawałkowski departed Poland for a visit to Senegal.

5. One of the judges sworn in through Tusk’s unauthorized ceremony issued an order to remove the head of the court, right-wing conservative Bogdan Szwirzynski.

6. Tusk ordered police to seal off the entrance to the court, preventing the chief justice from entering.

7. Nawałkowski interrupted his trip and returned to Poland urgently.

8. Early Friday morning, the president appeared in person at the court building and physically confronted police officers in an effort to gain access.

9. Upon entering the building, he dismissed the five judges who had been sworn in illegally by Tusk and allowed the chief justice to return to his office.

10. President Nawałkowski issued a statement asserting that overnight events involved "a violation of Poland’s constitutional order and a violent takeover of a constitutional institution." He called for the restoration of the rule of law, stated national security was under threat, and described the episode as an "illegal seizure of power."

11. The instigator of the episode, Prime Minister Tusk, has not yet been arrested.

This appears more akin to a profound institutional deadlock rather than a military takeover.

Tusk acted as a desperate countermeasure, but failed even to control airport access—the president successfully returned and landed safely.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1880557054931978/

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