A veto gives the rule of law in Poland a reprieve
But the governing Law and Justice party still aims to nobble the judiciary
FROM the mountain resort of Zakopane in the south to the Hel peninsula in the north, tens of thousands of Poles took to the streets last week in protest against proposed reforms that would have sacked all of the members of the Supreme Court and politicised the legal system. In Warsaw thousands marched night after night, holding candles and chanting “konstytucja!” (constitution). Even in the eastern city of Lublin, where the inhabitants tend to support the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government, the rallies drew hundreds of people. By one count, there were protests in over 220 cities.
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