Presidential Spokesman on Maciej Berek's Candidacy for Constitutional Tribunal Judge: It's a Step Too Far
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Fierce political tensions and personal quarrels dominated Thursday's sitting of the Parliament's Justice and Human Rights Committee. According to parliamentary reports, the opinion on the candidacies of Maciej Berek and Prof. Artur Kotowski for the Constitutional Tribunal turned into a violent dispute between the deputies of the KO and PiS. Despite the stormy discussion, the committee gave Berk a positive opinion, and the Sejm will decide on the…
Maciej Berek's candidacy for a Constitutional Tribunal judgeship is a step too far, said presidential spokesman Rafał Leśkiewicz. He did not directly answer the question of whether Karol Nawrocki would administer the oath of office to Berek.
Maciej Berek's candidacy for a Constitutional Tribunal judgeship is a step too far, said presidential spokesman Rafał Leśkiewicz. He also expressed doubts about whether he meets the statutory requirements for such a position.
The Left is expected to recommend to its MPs that they support Maciej Berek as a candidate for judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. However, there will be no club discipline.
This is a very unfair assessment, Zbigniew Konwiński, head of the Civic Coalition parliamentary club, stated in Wednesday's Graffiti, referring to the question mark over the reliability of restoring the rule of law that arises from the nomination of Maciej Berek for judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. Such doubts are raised by institutions responsible for assessing the rule of law.
The Sejm begins its three-day session on Wednesday (September 2) and returns to work on issues including amendments to the Electoral Code and the law regulating short-term rentals, which has sparked a dispute within the ruling coalition. Members of Parliament will also address President Karol Nawrocki's veto of the crypto-asset market law and the election of a new judge of the Constitutional Tribunal – Maciej Berek and Artur Kotowski will be vyi…
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