It is widely recognized that the dispute within the Constitutional Court persists and, in the long run, poses political and legal risks. As one official noted on wPolsce.pl, the position of Sovereign Poland is considered so significant that after careful consideration and a board meeting, a definitive decision will be announced. The essential point is that every institution of the Polish state, including the Constitutional Tribunal, must operate efficiently and fulfill its duties.
Try to resolve the conflict
On May 4, members of PiS in the Sejm submitted a draft amendment to the law governing the organization and procedure of proceedings before the Constitutional Court. The proposed changes would reduce the minimum number of judges on the General Assembly and the full composition of the court to nine judges. The amended provisions would apply to proceedings that were started but not concluded before the amendment came into force. The dispute in the Constitutional Tribunal has centered on the term of office of Julia Przyłębska as President, which has recently prevented the Tribunal from convening in full.
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– The Justice Committee of the Sejm will review the draft amendment for the Constitutional Tribunal. The date is known. “Not More Than One Meeting.”
– Prime Minister Morawiecki criticizes the opposition, noting that during the era of PO and PSL the full nine-member panel never faced such an issue.
President as mediator?
The editor Maciej Wolny also asked Deputy Justice Minister Marcin Romanowski about the idea from Solidarna Polska to have President Andrzej Duda serve as a mediator in the dispute within the Constitutional Tribunal. That proposal drew criticism from the President’s Minister Małgorzata Paprocka.
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– Could the president act as a mediator in the dispute before the Constitutional Tribunal? Paprocka responds to Sovereign Poland’s idea, calling it entirely illegal.
– Szrot argues that the PiS draft on the Constitutional Tribunal does not strike at the core of the issue. It is not a quick or urgent solution, and judges still have time to deliberate.
The situation is unique. The President of the Republic of Poland is the head of state and must take responsibility for difficult and extraordinary circumstances. Not everything in the legal system can be predicted. These events touch the very heart of how the state operates, and all institutions, including the Polish Parliament, the President, and the Constitutional Court, should take this seriously and work to resolve the problem
emphasized Romanowski.
When asked whether the situation might become another pretext for the European Commission to continue withholding funds from Poland’s KPO, the deputy head of the Ministry of Finance answered:
Whatever happens, this could serve as a pretext, because the European Commission often acts under external influence, sometimes following Berlin’s direction, to interfere in Polish matters. This, in his view, should lead to two conclusions: first, not to overreact to what the European Commission might do, and second, to address Polish affairs at home in Warsaw rather than worrying about Brussels or Berlin.
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Source: wPolityce