Polish President Criticizes State Media Overhaul as 'Anarchy'

Polish President Andrzej Duda has criticized Prime Minister Donald Tusk's state media reforms as "anarchy," escalating tensions between the two leaders. Tusk's government recently took a public news channel off the air and dismissed executives from state media, citing the need to restore impartiality. Duda argues that these changes were implemented without following proper parliamentary procedures and are therefore illegal. Law and Justice (PiS) lawmakers walked out of parliament after their motion to debate the changes was rejected. The new government accuses Duda of constitutional violations during PiS's rule. In a separate development, former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy were sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of power, but Duda had previously pardoned them.