Poland’s Sikorski tells Le Pen to keep out of Polish politics

Poland’s foreign minister has told France’s Marine Le Pen to stay out of Polish politics, after she accused the EU and media of silence over a deepening standoff at the Constitutional Tribunal.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament from the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election, delivers a speech during a political rally to launch the presidential campaign, after the party's congress in Orleans, France, October 25, 2026.

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“Madame Le Pen, as a friend and ally of France, Poland does not interfere in your politics. Please respect us by not interfering in ours”, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski said in reply.

Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, had said in a post on X on Sunday afternoon that “serious events currently taking place in Poland around the Constitutional Tribunal are cause for deep concern”.

“The indifference of the European Union and the silence of the media in the face of the Polish crisis raise legitimate questions: one cannot declare a defence of democracy and the rule of law while remaining silent when the constitutional balance in a member state is seriously threatened”, she said.

Les évènements graves qui se déroulent actuellement en Pologne autour du Tribunal constitutionnel suscitent une profonde inquiétude. La suspension contestée du président du Tribunal, l’intervention des forces de sécurité autour de cette institution semblent s’apparenter à une prise de contrôle forcée d’une institution constitutionnelle. L’indifférence de l’Union européenne et le silence des médias face à la crise polonaise suscitent de légitimes interrogations : on ne peut prétendre défendre la démocratie et l’État de droit et se taire lorsque l’équilibre constitutionnel d’un État membre est gravement menacé. On ne restaure pas l’État de droit en donnant le sentiment de s’affranchir soi-même des règles qui le fondent. La multiplication de ces coups de force au sein même de l’Union européenne commence à sérieusement interroger.

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The dispute flared on Friday evening, when a notice on the tribunal’s website announced a one-month suspension of duties for its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and vice president, Bartłomiej Sochański.

The orders were issued by Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, who said she was taking charge of the court because she had the longest judicial service. Her decisions also covered management duties.

Police were deployed on grounds next to the tribunal’s headquarters. Warsaw police said they acted after correspondence from the prosecutor general and a letter from a judge warning of a threat to the life and health of people inside the court.

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Source: Polish Radio