This blog post analyses how recent budget cuts imposed by Poland’s ruling coalition threaten the Constitutional Tribunal’s independence and undermine the constitutional balance of powers.

The blog analyses the legal and political dispute over the Supreme Court’s Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs and its authority to validate Poland’s 2025 presidential election.

The blog study addresses Poland’s draft bill annulling 2018–2025 judicial appointments for breaching ECHR case law on judges’ irremovability, fair trial rights, and lawful execution of Wałęsa v. Poland.