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2015–present Polish rule-of-law crisis
Political conflict centred on the rule of law in Poland
2015–present Polish rule-of-law crisis
The Polish rule-of-law crisis is a political conflict ongoing since 2015 in which the Polish government has been accused of failing to comply with European and Polish constitutional law. The 2015 Polish parliamentary election resulted in the Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) winning control of both the presidency and Parliament. With this government trifecta (as a result of its participation in the United Right), PiS used its power to appoint judges to the Constitutional Tribunal in 2015, leading to the Constitutional Tribunal crisis. The government of Poland continued to expand its hold on the judiciary resulting in the 2017 Supreme Court crisis, and the 2019 Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber law. These events allowed the legislature and executive of the Polish government to have de facto control over judges and their appointments. These moves have been condemned by the European Union (EU), which initiated an Article 7 process against Poland. The European Commission...
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