Kosiniak-Kamysz presents constitutional 'reset' bill on Constitutional Tribunal

On 4 November 2026, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL) and a senior figure in Donald Tusk's governing coalition, presented a draft amendment to the constitution. He described it as a constitutional "reset". The bill would replace the current composition of the Constitutional Tribunal, the court that reviews whether laws comply with the constitution.

The Tribunal has been at the centre of a political and legal dispute in Poland since 2015, when appointments made under the former Law and Justice (PiS) government were contested. The present government and many lawyers regard the court as improperly constituted, and its rulings are often not recognised. Ordinary legislation has not settled the matter.

Changing the constitution requires a two-thirds majority in the Sejm, the lower house of parliament. The governing coalition does not have that majority on its own. For that reason Kosiniak-Kamysz appealed for support to the right-wing Konfederacja party and to Rozwój Plus. The proposal opened a new round of negotiations on whether the opposition would help end the dispute over the Tribunal.