
Politicians are discussing the reset proposal in the Constitutional Tribunal, clashing in their opinions on its shape and goals.
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There is an ongoing political dispute regarding the functioning of the Constitutional Tribunal and the proposal of the so-called constitutional reset.
When asked about PSL's idea, the details of which have not yet been revealed, Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek pointed out that the People's Party took an "active part in the election of those judges who are and work at the Tribunal today."
I would like the coalition to speak with one voice, emphasized Żurek. He also said that the reset must mean a change to the constitution and the question remains what it would look like.
If the reset were to mean that the Tribunal would no longer continue to operate with the number of citizen complaints that we have seen, I would be worried about it - speculated the head of the Ministry of Justice.
If it was such a reset that we were changing the rule for electing judges from some point in time, but this Tribunal was still working until then, perhaps such a solution could be taken into account, Żurek suggested carefully.
The topic of a reset, which not only the Polish People's Party would like, also appeared today at the beginning of the Sejm session. Paweł Jabłoński from Rozwoju Plus appealed for support for such an idea.
He asked MPs from PSL, Polski 2050, Center and Left if they "really like what Donald Tusk is doing and really support (these actions - editor's note)". He also assessed that many MPs from these formations "are really terrified" of what is happening around the Constitutional Tribunal.
I also appeal to my colleagues from PiS: there will be no other good way out of this situation, let's take care of Poland, let's do this reset together - said Jabłoński.
The Law and Justice candidate for prime minister, Przemysław Czarnek, reacted sharply to the proposal of his former party colleague. He assessed that "a reset in this house means reaching an agreement with the attackers."
Reset in this house means a "thick line" like in 1989. A reset in this house amounts to high treason. Reset in this chamber means restoring the rules of Soviet science, Czarnek said.
According to the former Minister of Education, the government majority wants to "take over the Supreme Court to take over the function of the first president of the Supreme Court, to take over the function of the chairman of the State Tribunal, to drag us into the euro zone."
All this to remove the president from office so that this Soviet man could be the acting president - said Czarnek, pointing to the Speaker of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party in the past.
Let's hold early elections, then we will make resets - added the PiS MP.
Adrian Zandberg from the Razem parliamentary group also commented on the dispute over the Tribunal and the idea of a reset. As he said, more and more people in Poland "look with embarrassment at the Polish political class", due to the actions of which "Poland does not have a Constitutional Tribunal today."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Further parliamentary debate on the shape of changes in the Constitutional Tribunal.
Very likely · Within weeks

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