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President Nawrocki blocks 46 judges citing their challenge to judicial legitimacy, deepening Poland's ongoing rule-of-law conflict between nationalist and pro-European factions.
- President Karol Nawrocki announced on Wednesday that he would refuse to sign off on 46 judicial nominations, citing the exclusive presidential prerogative to appoint judges in Poland.
- The former Law and Justice government overhauled the National Council of the Judiciary , and last month Poland's justice ministry outlined plans to address about 2,500 judges.
- Citing concrete cases, Nawrocki argued overturned convictions by neo-judges for two murderers and a man who raped an underage girl justify his refusal to promote judges.
- Nawrocki's office has so far not released the rejected list, and Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said he was waiting to see it, while Adam Szłapka called the move a 'usurpation'.
- Even with parliamentary approval, the bills appear likely to be vetoed by Nawrocki, who said he would submit a motion for a national referendum if talks fail.
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Poland's new president, Karol Nawrocki, refuses to appoint 46 judges, accusing them of listening to the "bad whispering" of the Minister of Justice.
The conservative Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, does not want to give the country's judicial system into left hands. He refuses to appoint 46 left-wing and liberal lawyers by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the Ministry of Justice. Until now, the Polish judicial system – unlike Germany – has largely been spared the left-liberal recoloration. While Donald Tusk and his Minister of Justice want to plow the state apparatus politically, the preside…
Polish president to block judicial appointments in bid to stifle government reforms
Poland's president said on Wednesday he would refuse to nominate or promote judges who question the status of colleagues appointed under a contested system introduced by the previous government, potentially complicating efforts to reform the judiciary.
In Poland, the legal system needs to become independent again in order to meet EU requirements. However, the new head of state is cross-cutting and even threatens to no longer appoint new judges.
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