His choice of Zbigniew Kapiński has drawn criticism from both the government and the opposition.
His choice of Zbigniew Kapiński has drawn criticism from both the government and the opposition.
The opposition have criticised the government for failing to clamp down on the fake calls.
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However, the security services say that the ruling will not automatically result in Sławomir Cenckiewicz regaining his clearance.
A senior presidential aide has called the accusations “ridiculous”.
The PM also unveiled a group of ten party figures who will “lead us into battle” at next year’s parliamentary elections.
The chief justice’s decision, which was widely expected, deepens an unprecedented crisis around the court.
The development marks a further twist in Poland’s rule-of-law crisis.
Aleks Szczerbiak
The president’s veto has crystallised deep divides and turbocharged the government’s “Polexit” narrative.
He also said that Israel is “certainly violating international and humanitarian law” with its actions in Gaza and Lebanon.
While Nawrocki accepted two new judges chosen by parliament, he refused to receive the oaths of four others.
Karol Nawrocki, a close ally of Donald Trump, praised the US president as a “true friend of Poland”.
The meeting was strongly criticised by Poland’s own government.
Preliminary analysis indicates the bill may be unconstitutional, says the speaker of the Sejm.
The president could refuse to swear in the new judges, deepening Poland’s rule-of-law crisis.