Prime Minister's "Right-Hand Man" Elected as Polish Constitutional Court Judge
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The Sejm has elected a new judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. Maciej Berek, nominated by the Civic Coalition, was appointed. The second candidate, nominated by the Law and Justice party, was Artur...
During a vote in the Sejm on Friday, MPs elected Maciej Berek as a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. The former minister was nominated by a group of MPs from the Civic Coalition caucus. Once again, the candidate nominated by the Law and Justice party, Artur Kotowski, did not receive support.
Karol Nawrocki is clearly becoming increasingly comfortable in his role as president of a perpetual conflict. Veto after veto, dispute after dispute, ostentatious opposition to the government, and subsequent political battles presented as defense of the state. Now the Presidential Palace is preparing the next front: Nawrocki is reportedly close to refusing to accept the oath of office from Maciej Berek, elected by the Sejm as a judge of the Cons…
The Sejm elected Maciej Berek as a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. Sejm Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty voted against his candidacy. The Left-wing politician later admitted that he cast his vote by mistake. However, the result was so close that Czarzasty was particularly relieved after the results were announced.
The Polish parliament today elected Maciej Berek, who is described by the media as Prime Minister Donald Tusk's "right-hand man", as a constitutional judge. The current head of the Polish government promised to depoliticize the judiciary when he took office less than three years ago.
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