Photo Gallery Protests in Poland
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the most powerful politician in Poland, is the architect of judicial reforms that have drawn massive criticism across Europe. As the Polish government chips away at checks and balances, is it possible the politician could drive the country out of the EU?
Thousands of Poles have protested against judicial reforms that will allow parliament to decide on the appointments of judges, including in the Supreme Court.
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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, chairman of the Law and Justice party, holds no formal position in government, but is widely seen as the most powerful man in Polish politics.
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The protests on Thursday were among the largest Poland has seen since the Law and Justice party came to power for a second time in 2015.
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Demonstrators in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw called on President Andrzej Duda to reject the bill reforming the judiciary system.
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