Tusk and Nawrocki together honor the memory of the six victims of the Kraków shooting

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki, who are in an acute political conflict, jointly came to the memorial for the victims of the November 7 shooting that claimed six lives. Another 15 people were injured. The rare joint appearance by the two leaders was a gesture of unity amid a dispute over the reform of the Constitutional Tribunal.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 10 November 2026 at 02:392 min read

The key facts

Six people were killed and 15 wounded in the shooting in central Kraków on November 7
Tusk and Nawrocki together lit candles and knelt in memory of the victims
The joint appearance took place amid a conflict over the reform of the Constitutional Tribunal

Joint memorial ceremony

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki came together on Monday, November 9, to the memorial for the victims of the shooting in Kraków that took place on November 7. According to Euronews, six people were killed and 15 more were wounded in the attack in the city center. It was a rare case of a joint public appearance by two political rivals, between whom a bitter dispute is ongoing over reforms to Poland's Constitutional Tribunal.

How the ceremony went

Tusk held a candle in his hands while an officer in uniform played the trumpet nearby. The leaders placed their candles among those left in memory of the victims, after which they knelt side by side. Nawrocki made the sign of the cross several times. Video footage shows rows of candles, people gathered at the memorial, and a Polish flag.

What is known about the location and the reaction

The attack took place in the very center of Kraków, one of Poland's most famous historic cities, and caused panic: people fled from the gunfire. In the following days, residents returned to the site of the tragedy to light candles and honor the memory of the victims; bullet marks remain on the windows of nearby cafes. The memorial event united the country's two most prominent politicians in a shared gesture of support for the victims, despite ongoing disagreements. The available publications do not report on the attacker's motives or the progress of the investigation.