Poland's ambassador to China resigns on X as foreign minister accepts exit

• Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski accepted the departure online, describing the exit as an "unprofessional conclusion" to the diplomat's mission
• The diplomatic resignation follows an escalating conflict over Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, where the longest-serving judge suspended court president Bogdan Święczkowski and assumed leadership of the body

Poland’s envoy to China, Jakub Kumoch, resigned via X on Friday citing the country's domestic political crisis, an exit promptly accepted by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

"In light of the events in the country, I have concluded that it is no longer possible for me to continue serving as the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland," Kumoch wrote, adding that he had formally requested his recall with immediate effect.

Wobec wydarzeń w kraju uznałem, że nie jest możliwe moje dalsze pełnienie funkcji ambasadora RP. Z dniem dzisiejszym złożyłem rezygnację i prośbę o odwołanie.

— Jakub Kumoch 古天卫 (@JakubKumoch) October 30, 2026

Polish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski responded directly on the platform, accepting Kumoch's departure while criticizing the manner of his exit.

"I acknowledge the unprofessional conclusion of your mission. You no longer represent the Republic," Sikorski wrote.

@JakubKumoch Przyjmuję do wiadomości nieprofesjonalne zakończenie Pańskiej misji. Nie reprezentuje Pan już Rzeczpospolitej.

— Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 (@sikorskiradek) October 30, 2026

Kumoch, a veteran diplomat who previously held ambassadorial posts in Turkey and Switzerland and served as an aide in the presidential chancellery under former president Andrzej Duda, tendered his resignation as Poland’s institutional standoff reached a critical juncture.

The latest dispute flared after Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, the longest-serving judge on the Constitutional Tribunal, suspended tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski and assumed leadership of the court. Święczkowski, a former deputy justice minister under the previous Law and Justice (PiS) administration, was named to head the tribunal during the conservative party's tenure.

The move prompted sharp pushback from right-wing opposition politicians, who accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of executing an unlawful power grab against the judiciary. Demonstrators gathered outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Friday evening, where opposition figures addressed the crowd.

The escalation led Polish President Karol Nawrocki to cut short an official visit to Senegal to return to the capital, writing on X that the head of state needed to be present in Poland amid the domestic crisis.