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Poland's Tusk vows rule of law in court clash

President Nawrocki cut short a visit to Senegal over the dispute, while the opposition accuses Tusk's government of a coup; Warsaw's court has been contested since 2015.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave a televised address on Saturday evening, vowing no compromise on the rule of law after a clash over the Constitutional Tribunal.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOn Friday, dozens of police officers surrounded the tribunal building, and Euronews reports Tusk called what happened there scandalous incidents that he hopes will never be repeated.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, so why was there a police line around a court?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBecause President Karol Nawrocki has refused to swear in Tusk's picks for the court, so the government had the speaker of the Sejm swear them in instead.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe opposition calls that a coup, and the government says it is restoring the rule of law.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo two oaths, one court, and everybody's quoting the same rulebook.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTusk said physical force, aggression and party interests must not decide who is right.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe president cut short a visit to Senegal and flew home over it.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLaw and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński says the court is under attack by Tusk's services.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHow long has this been going?

  11. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSince two thousand fifteen, when two parties fought over five judicial appointments. Eleven years is a long time for a seat to be pending.

  12. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive seats. That's a group chat that never got resolved.

  13. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEleven years, five appointments, and the only people sworn in without a fight are the police at the door.

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