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Polish president scrambles back from overseas trip amid Donald Tusk-led ‘coup d’état’ at police-swarmed Constitutional Tribunal

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Nerozzi, T. (2026, October 30). Polish president scrambles back from overseas trip amid Donald Tusk-led ‘coup d’état’ at police-swarmed Constitutional Tribunal. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4786243/karol-nawrocki-poland-coup-d-etat-donald-tusk/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-30 · by Timothy Nerozzi

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As of October 30, 2026, President Karol Nawrocki of Poland canceled his trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw, amid claims by his allies that a "coup d'état" is taking place. The Metropolitan Police Headquarters in Warsaw confirmed that police were conducting statutory activities at the premises of the Constitutional Tribunal, the country's highest court, following a forced leadership change. Security has been removed from the tribunal’s building and barriers put up to maintain public order. President Nawrocki, aligned with the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, faces internal political turmoil as his allies accuse opposition leader Donald Tusk of orchestrating this event.

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Law and Justice PiS Poland Senegal Warsaw

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Warsaw GPE · 2× Karol Nawrocki PERSON · 1× Law and Justice ORG · 1× PiS ORG · 1× Poland GPE · 1× Senegal GPE · 1× the Constitutional Tribunal ORG · 1×

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President Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s head of state aligned with the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), canceled a Friday trip to Senegal and is heading back to Warsaw amid what his allies are calling a “coup d’état.”
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President Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s head of state aligned with the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), canceled a Friday trip to Senegal and is heading back to Warsaw amid what his allies are calling a “coup d’état.” asserted
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Metropolitan Police Headquarters announced Friday that its officers are “carrying out statutory activities at the premises of the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw” — the nation’s highest court. asserted
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Authorities have removed security from the premises and put up barriers around the area as they attempt to restore “public order” amid a forced change of leadership. asserted
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