Sejm votes in five new Constitutional Tribunal judges

The judges voted in on Wednesday are Henryk Cioch, Lech Morawski Mariusz Muszyński, Julia Przyłębska, and Piotr Pszczółkowski.

The session saw vehement discussions and protest calls from the opposition demanding that the Constitution be respected and democratic ideals cherished.

The Wednesday session was a follow up to last week’s decision of the Lower House which declared as non-binding the appointment of five judges to the Constitutional Tribunal, by the previous government, led by the Civic Platform.

Some of the protesters outside the Sejm building on Wednesday. Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara

The heated atmosphere in parliament was echoed outside the Parliament buildings, where supporters and opponents of Law and Justice loudly voiced their sentiments. (ab/rg/rk)