The head of the Ordo Iuris Institute, Jerzy Kwaśniewski, used social media to voice a strong critique of the shifts in Poland’s legal framework and the political makeup of the state under Donald Tusk’s government, calling them “lawlessness.”
Kwaśniewski pointed to contentious plans and actions associated with Tusk’s team, including proposals to dismiss judges of the Constitutional Court through a parliamentary resolution, and the idea that Minister Adam Bodnar could appoint representatives of judges, the legal professions, and legal scholars from among the named groups via professional self-governance.
He also criticized the government’s handling of the Sejm majority’s push for a comprehensive review of the Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence since 2015, as well as proposals for negative verification of Supreme Court judges by the current Constitutional Court panel.
Radical ideas from Tusk’s coalition
Kwaśniewski drew attention to the most radical voices within the parliamentary majority, noting that some have even called for depriving Law and Justice of legality and questioned the legitimacy of Andrzej Duda’s presidency, a line of rhetoric that Donald Tusk himself touched upon during his election campaign.
According to the co-founder of the Ordo Iuris Institute, governing through parliamentary resolutions could persist until the government relinquishes national sovereignty in favor of centralization of the European Union, as outlined in proposed treaty changes.
Looking ahead, Kwaśniewski did not rule out the possibility of regular elections in Poland, albeit with changes designed to prevent the current opposition, represented by Law and Justice, from gaining power. He recalled historical patterns that existed in Poland prior to 2014, suggesting that the political landscape could shift again under certain conditions.
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