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Poland plunged into constitutional crisis as tribunal power struggle erupts

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Polish President Karol Nawrocki cut short a trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw after rival judicial factions disputed control of the Constitutional Tribunal. The tribunal called moves to remove its leaders illegal and described the confrontation as a coup, raising the stakes for Poland’s rule of law and political stability.