Of the 437 representatives present, 240 voted in favor of the text, 197 opposed the adoption of the resolution, and no one abstained from voting. The 177 members present from the main opposition force, the Law and Justice Party, as well as three representatives of the 15 Coke Party elected from the Law and Justice Party list, 16 members from the opposition Union also and one independent representative, voted no. According to the decision, the mandate of the three judges from the 15-member body, who were elected in 2015 during the previous PiS-led government, is invalid. The term of Julia Przylebska, President of the Constitutional Court, was also classified as irregular.
I refer to: Because of the situation in the Constitutional Court The European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Poland last February.
Activities of the clothed body in recent years
He violated the Constitution and the law to the point that he was unable to carry out his duties of observing customs
– They said. Therefore – as they wrote – the Constitutional Court “It must be fixed“.
The decision called on all constitutional judges to resign, this step – as written -.”Joining the process of democratic transformations” Means
Many decisions of the Constitutional Court so far are legally flawed – representatives believe, and argue that the principle of legality could be violated if public administration bodies took such orders into account in their activities.
This decision is part of a package of legislation affecting the Constitutional Court, which was presented on Monday by Justice Minister and Attorney General Adam Bodnar with government coalition politicians. The package also includes three draft laws, one of which is related to amending the Basic Law. These drafts have not yet been submitted to the House of Representatives.
During the parliamentary debate on Wednesday, PiS representative Krzysztof Szczocki said:Of assassinations against the constitution” He called the decision. Referring to the fact that the constitutional judges were elected by the parliament in accordance with Polish law and were appointed by the head of state, Szczocki emphasized: The decision-making act of the Constitutional Court cannot be annulled by a parliamentarian. The decision and the composition of the body cannot be changed.
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