Polish crisis could help PM Tusk or backfire against him and President Nawrocki in 2027 polls, says expert

Chairperson of Boym Institute Krzysztof Marcin Zalewski. Photo credit: @KMZalew Dramatic visuals emerged over night from Warsaw as President Karol Nawrocki ordered his Senegal-bound aircraft to turn midway in Spanish airspace as a political crisis erupted between him and the Government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk over the top posts in the Constitutional Tribunal, one of the most important organs of post-Cold War Poland. Krzysztof Marcin Zalewski, Chairperson of Boym Institute, a leading think tank in Warsaw spoke over phone about the trajectory of the crisis and the way ahead for the Donald Tusk government.Read excerpts from the full interview below: Published - October 31, 2026 07:53 pm IST