Another Polish ambassador has resigned due to the events surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal

Pavel Solokh wrote about this on the social media platform X.

The diplomat’s decision

According to the diplomat, he has already officially notified Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski of his decision.

“In light of the attempt to illegally seize control of the Constitutional Court, I do not see how I can continue to fulfill my duties as Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Romania,”Pavel Solokh said.

The diplomat’s decision is not an isolated case: Poland’s ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, has also made a similar decision to resign.

What is known about the crisis surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal

As a reminder, Tensions surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal the crisis in Poland erupted on the evening of October 30 following reports that Tribunal President Bogdan Śweczkowski and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sohanski, had been removed from their posts. The court itself stated that its official website had been hacked by third parties and that the leadership continues to perform its duties.

Due to these events, Polish leader Karol Nawrocki cut short his trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw. On the night of October 31, President personally arrived at the blockaded building addressed the Constitutional Tribunal, where he told Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, who had been elected by the current Sejm: “You are not judges of the Constitutional Tribunal.”