Tusk Cries 'Russian Interference' As Opposition Pushes No-Confidence Vote For Court Takeover Recent days have seen Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk thrust into the international spotlight after what's been widely dubbed a forced takeover of what's supposed to be an independent top court, the Constitutional Tribunal.
Another key official, Poland's Supreme Court First President Zbigniew Kapiński, has joined the growing chorus of those condemning Tusk's actions as tantamount to orchestrating a coup d’état. "These actions bear the hallmarks of a coup d’état , " Kapiński declared Monday, in reference to the chaotic events kicked into motion Friday night.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, AFP/Japan Times According to more of Kapiński's remarks as quoted in The Hungarian Conservative : Kapiński insisted that Bogdan Święczkowski remained the legitimate president of the Tribunal and warned that the government could attempt a similar takeover of the Supreme Court itself .
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