Polish right-wing populists recently stormed the country's Constitutional Tribunal, winning applause from the Kremlin and far-right fellow-travelers across Europe.
Polish right-wing populists recently stormed the country's Constitutional Tribunal, winning applause from the Kremlin and far-right fellow-travelers across Europe. As in other countries, the constitutional tribunal is the institution that distinguishes a proper democracy from a dictatorship making it a target for authoritarians. WARSAW—In a shocking moment that went viral, Polish President Karol Nawrocki and his cronies were recently filmed breaking into the Constitutional Tribunal in the dead of night and brutally shoving aside the judges they encountered, including an elderly woman. What or who were they coming for?