Poland’s right-wing government has been waging a relentless war on democratic institutions ever since it assumed office in 2015. Mr. Duda, an ally of the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), vetoed two measures that militate against the rule of law. One of them requires all judges of the Supreme Court to step down, except those the President thinks should stay on. However, he did assent to another controversial measure which empowers the justice minister to sack the heads of lower courts. But most Poles seem to think otherwise.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2017 23:15 UTC