The ruling has been welcomed as “extremely important” by Poland’s justice minister.
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Polish Supreme Court chief accuses government of crime over publication of election resolution
The government added an annotation to the resolution indicating that the Supreme Court chamber that issued it is illegitimate.
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Prosecutors seeks to strip Supreme Court chief justice of immunity to face criminal charges
Małgorzata Manowska, who was appointed under the former government, is accused of abusing her powers.
Disputed Supreme Court chamber confirms Polish presidential election result
The decision has been mired in controversy as the government does not recognise the legitimacy of the chamber that issued the ruling.
Group of Supreme Court judges rejects legitimacy of chamber tasked with validating election result
“Since this chamber is not a court, it cannot perform…activities [relating to] the electoral process,” wrote the 28 judges.
Two Supreme Court judges removed from ruling on Polish presidential election result
The government and European courts do not recognise the legitimacy of the Supreme Court chamber tasked with validating the election result.
Polish president-elect appeals to PM not to “destroy democracy” by questioning election result
Donald Tusk has suggested a full recount of votes could be needed.
Poland’s ongoing rule-of-law crisis explained
Jakub Jaraczewski
The situation may take years to resolve.
EU court upholds a €320m rule-of-law fine issued against Poland under former government
The current government plans to appeal against the ruling, for which it blames the former administration.
Polish parliament passes bill changing who will confirm winner of presidential election
The legislation was strongly opposed by PiS, who claimed that such a change would be “unconstitutional”.
Electoral commission rejects ruling by disputed Supreme Court chamber restoring opposition funding
Tens of millions of zloty in public funding for PiS are at stake.
Disputed chamber of Polish Supreme Court upholds PiS appeal against state funding cut
It found that the PKW did not properly substantiate its claims of irregularities in campaign spending by PiS.
Supreme Court issues ruling contradicting Polish government’s decision to replace national prosecutor
The judgment was rejected as non-binding by the justice minister on the basis that it was issued by illegitimately appointed judges.
Controversy as Polish PM “revokes signature” from judicial appointment
Donald Tusk’s decision has been rejected by the opposition and legal experts.
