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| Poland's President Duda vetoes judicial reforms after protests | |
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| Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced he is vetoing a controversial law to replace Supreme Court judges with government nominees. | Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced he is vetoing a controversial law to replace Supreme Court judges with government nominees. |
| Three key judicial reforms have been passed by Poland's parliament, prompting days of demonstrations across the country. | Three key judicial reforms have been passed by Poland's parliament, prompting days of demonstrations across the country. |
| Before they became law, they required approval by the president. | Before they became law, they required approval by the president. |
| The changes have also set Poland's right-wing government on a collision course with the European Union. | The changes have also set Poland's right-wing government on a collision course with the European Union. |
| The European Commission had threatened to impose sanctions this week if the reforms were not scrapped. European Council President Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, had warned of a "black scenario that could ultimately lead to the marginalisation of Poland in Europe". | |
| "As president I don't feel this law would strengthen a sense of justice," Mr Duda said in a statement broadcast on national television. | |
| He had already intervened last week in an attempt to find a compromise and the laws went through parliament at the weekend. But his latest step is seen as marking a potential constitutional showdown with the government. | |
| The Law and Justice (PiS) government rejected claims that the reforms were a move towards authoritarian rule. |