By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Brussels is calling on Polish President Karol Nawrocki to approve the appointment of new judges to the Constitutional Tribunal, at the centre of an institutional crisis. The head of state brought together the centrist governing parties and nationalist opposition on 31 October, without reaching an agreement, reports Le Monde.
Judges at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal have removed its contested president after President Karol Nawrocki refused to approve judicial appointments. Police intervened on Friday, amid an institutional crisis pitting the head of state against Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s camp, according to Le Monde.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Le Monde ·
Polish President Karol Nawrocki cancelled his visit to Senegal on 30 October as his plane was heading towards Dakar; the aircraft turned back over Spain and returned to Warsaw. The decision follows a crisis at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, where judge Anna Korwin Piotrowska suspended the institution’s president, Seneweb reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Poland’s president is to meet the parties on Saturday after the suspension of Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Swieczkowski. The suspension is fuelling a standoff between the conservative Law and Justice party, which appointed him, and Donald Tusk’s centrist government, reports Le Monde.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Le Monde ·
Polish President Karol Nawrocki ordered police to lift the blockade around the Constitutional Tribunal imposed by Donald Tusk’s government. He urgently summoned representatives of parliamentary groups to try to stabilise the situation, Polish news agency PAP reports.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
La Liga: Barcelona crush Alavés 6-1FC Barcelona beat Deportivo Alavés 6-1 in La Liga, with braces from Raphinha and Lamine Yamal. The victory keeps the Catalans top of the league, six points ahead of Real Madrid, who still have to play their fixture, according to Seneweb.
Kwara community calls for release of four hostagesThe Abangbe Dilu community in Kwara State is asking Nigerian authorities to rescue four family members abducted in Ilorin, including a mother and her son. Its leader Jamiu Akanni is calling for more resources, surveillance and coordination with security forces, Punch reports.The week in Africa
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