I do not believe that any dramatic legislative move is necessary, which will plunge us even further into chaos regarding the rule of law – said MP Anna Maria Żukowska (Left Wing) in “Kawa na Ława” on TVN24, referring to the dispute over the unrecognized Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs. Supreme Court, which is to rule on the validity of the presidential elections. Aleksandra Leo (Poland 2050-TD) assessed that the initiative of the Speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, in this matter was “important and good”.
On Sunday, in the “Kawa na Ława” program on TVN24, politicians referred to the confusion related to the unrecognized Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court and the upcoming presidential elections. It is this chamber that will decide on their validity.
Professor Andrzej Zoll, former president of the Constitutional Tribunal, former Ombudsman, former chairman of the National Electoral Commission, assessed on Saturday in “Fakty po Faktach” that ““We are facing a very serious constitutional crisis.”. In his opinion, in this situation, a new law should be adopted regarding the operation of the Supreme Court. He said that “we may have a situation where the elected person will not be able to take office.”
Żukowska: I wouldn't spread panic
The head of the Left parliamentary club, Anna Maria Żukowska, said that the Supreme Court's ruling “is not necessary to swear in the president.”
– For example, the Polish Parliament also meets for the first time, after the new election, before the Supreme Court's ruling on its validity – she noted.
The MP said that she “would not spread panic about this, because there are many opinions, among other things Professor Wróbel or Judge Żurek, those that calm you down.
She assessed that “we cannot violate the constitution and, for example – as proposed by the Speaker (of the Sejm) Szymon Hołownia in his draft bill – for some time to state that neo-judges are no longer neo-judges, we equate them to this specific case with other judges of the Court Supreme, but then it will no longer apply and we will return to the state before.”
– I do not believe that any dramatic legislative move is necessary, which will plunge us even further into chaos regarding the rule of law – said Żukowska.
Arłukowicz: the effect of many years of destruction of the system
Bartosz Arłukowicz, MEP of the Civic Coalition, said that “we are dealing with a situation that is the result of many years of destruction of the legal system in Poland and the building of an alternative state in recent years.” He added that we are now starting to see the effects of this.
Referring, among other things, to Zoll's statement, he said that “this situation is very difficult legally.”
Arłukowicz: we are dealing with a situation that is the result of many years of destruction of the legal systemTVN24
Leo: Hołownia's initiative is for the benefit of all democracy
Aleksandra Leo (Poland 2050-TD) assessed that “the initiative of Marshal Hołownia is important and good.” The draft of the so-called incidental law assumes that the validity of next year's presidential elections would be decided by three chambers of the Supreme Court: Criminal, Civil and Labor.
According to Leo, this proposal “is for the benefit of all democracy, not a specific candidate or a specific political party.”
Rzepecki: the president is open to solutions
The president's adviser, Łukasz Rzepecki, said that “the president will not allow judges to be differentiated.” – There are no judges, no neo-judges. There are judges of the Republic of Poland who took an oath before the head of state, he added.
– The most important thing for the president is that these elections take place (…) and that they are legal and consistent with the constitution – he emphasized.
Rzepecki said that Andrzej Duda “is open to solutions, but they must be consistent with the constitution and laws.”
Rzepecki: the president is open to solutions, but they must be consistent with the constitutionTVN24
Wipler with an appeal to candidates
Confederation MP Przemysław Wipler said that both Sławomir Mentzen, the Confederation's presidential candidate, and his staff “do not and will not question the competence of the Supreme Court in its current political structure and current composition to approve the correctness of the elections.”
He appealed to all candidates who announced they would run in the elections to “say that they will not question the position of the Supreme Court in its current form, they will not sow constitutional and legal chaos.”
Wipler: I appeal to all presidential candidatesTVN24
Przydacz: we will not question the powers of any chamber
– We will not question the powers of any chamber. Deputies and senators do not have the constitutional right to question court decisions. Just as there is no such right NEC – he said PiS MP Marcin Przydacz.
– Supreme Court he ruled on the state of the Members of Parliament, but he also ruled on the presidential elections. In 2020, the same Chamber of Extraordinary Control ruled on the validity of the election of President Andrzej Duda. For five years, no one questioned this ruling, he said.
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