**The standoff centers on competing claims to leadership of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal following the 30 October 2026 orders by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska that imposed a one-month “break in official duties” on President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański.** Korwin-Piotrowska, elected by the Sejm in March 2026 but whose oath before President Karol Nawrocki was not accepted, assumed acting control with police assistance and government backing, citing the need to seat additional judges and adopt the 2027 budget. Święczkowski, his supporters, Nawrocki, and the Supreme Court College reject the orders as lacking legal basis under the Tribunal’s statutes and maintain that he remains president, with the dispute unresolved by any definitive ruling. Parallel General Assemblies (3 and 10 November), motions to lift immunity, and proposed legislation to alter judges’ terms continue to shape the institutional contest.