In brief

• PSL has proposed a full reset of the Constitutional Tribunal, dismissing all current judges and appointing 15 new ones by a qualified majority.
• A United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska found 47.7 per cent opposed the idea and 44.2 per cent in favour.
• Talks chaired by Zbigniew Bogucki are set for Monday at the Belweder palace.

Proposal on the table

The Polish People's Party (PSL) has proposed a so-called reset of the Constitutional Tribunal. Under the plan, all current judges would be dismissed and 15 new ones appointed by a qualified majority that would require agreement between the governing coalition and the opposition ("Reset" w Trybunale Konstytucyjnym. Polacy zabrali głos w sondażu – Onet) (Reset konstytucyjny? Nowy sondaż, uwagę zwracają odpowiedzi jednej grupy – Wirtualna Polska).

Public opinion is split

A United Surveys by IBRiS poll for Wirtualna Polska found opponents of the idea slightly outnumber supporters. In total, 47.7 per cent of respondents rejected the proposal, including 30.9 per cent who said definitely not, while 44.2 per cent backed it, including 25 per cent who said definitely yes. Another 8.1 per cent had no clear view.

Voters of the ruling camp, which comprises Civic Coalition (KO), the Left, PSL and Poland 2050, were largely against the plan: 65 per cent rejected it.

Meeting at the presidential palace

The talks are set for Monday at 14:00 at the Belweder palace, with the head of the President's Chancellery, Zbigniew Bogucki, presiding over representatives of political groups on the Tribunal dispute (Prezydent powinien przyjąć zaproszenie od premiera? Zapytamy Marcina Mastalerka – RMF24). Commentators are debating whether the talks could bring a breakthrough and whether Prime Minister Donald Tusk should accept the conditions the president has set for them (Czy spotkanie u prezydenta przybliża do rozwiązania sporu wokół TK? Grzegorz Schetyna w Radiu RMF24 – RMF24).

Political context

The same poll cycle shows KO at 30 per cent and Law and Justice (PiS) at 15.5 per cent, the party's lowest recorded level, with the Confederation at 14 per cent (PiS z historycznym spadkiem poparcia. Najnowsze sondaże – RMF24). A separate scenario survey found a united right-wing bloc would draw 46.6 per cent, against 41.3 per cent for a joint list of the coalition parties (Zjednoczona Prawica kontra obóz rządzący. Są wyniki najnowszego sondażu – RMF24).

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