WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s most powerful politician openly read a book about cats during a session of parliament Friday, setting off a slew of jokes but also accusations that he was trying to distract voters from a controversial overhaul of the judicial system. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the country’s ruling party and a well-known cat lover, seemed fully absorbed in the small handbook, “Atlas of Cats: Wild and Domestic” in the early part of Friday’s legislative session. Lawmakers debated several issues, including controversial changes to the country’s justice system that would give the ruling party greater control over the Supreme Court and the appointment of judges. Law and Justice says the changes are needed to reform a broken system. Kaczynski, 68, has owned cats over the years and is known to help strays.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2017 09:44 UTC