Poland a banana republic

Writer and researcher Bartek Staniszewski said the dispute over Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, and the Donald Tusk government’s escalating conflict with the opposition over judicial appointments, had deepened divisions and undermined the legitimacy of the court and other institutions. He said the use of police had made the country look like a “banana republic.” Staniszewski suggested that Tusk’s actions might be aimed at tightening his government’s control over the court ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. He proposed resolving the dispute by reappointing all the judges through a constitutional, consensus-based process free of partisan loyalties, while warning that this would require flexibility and humility from both sides.

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