New Polish constitutional court judge takes oath in defiance of president
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The conflict between the Polish government and opposition-affiliated President Karol Nawrocki over the Constitutional Court deepened after Maciej Berek, a close associate of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, took his oath as constitutional judge in parliament without the head of state being present, writes Notes From Poland.
The President of Poland, Carol Navrotsky, responded negatively on Wednesday to the swearing-in of Marcin Berek as a judge of the Constitutional Court (CJ), transmitting Polsat. "I don't know who Berek took the oath before, but it certainly wasn't before the President of Poland," he said to journalists. "The Constitution of Poland and the Polish political system determine who is and who is not a judge of the Constitutional Court.
"Taking the oath of office by a Constitutional Tribunal judge is a legal obligation. A Constitutional Tribunal judge is to serve the nation, uphold, and uphold the Constitution. Taking the oath is a condition for assuming judicial office, and therefore I am appealing to the President of the Republic of Poland pursuant to Article 4, Section 1 of the Act of 30 November 2016 on the Status of Constitutional Tribunal Judges: I, Maciej Berek, take the…
The newly elected Constitutional Tribunal judge will take his oath of office in the Sejm on Wednesday. The unofficial information, reported by Gazeta.pl, Polsat News, and TVN24, was confirmed by Deputy Speaker of the Sejm Piotr Zgorzelski.
Maciej Berek will appear in the Sejm at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to take his oath as a Constitutional Tribunal judge. The unofficial information from TVN's "Fakty" was confirmed by Deputy Speaker Piotr Zgorzelski on "Rozmowa Piaseckiego."
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