Poland judicial reform: 'We are moving towards an authoritarian regime'

Описание: Is Poland's democracy at stake? A new law gives the country's president the discretion to retire any justice over 65, which happens to be the age of Malgorzata Gersdorf. In all, twenty-seven of the court's 73 judges are affected. After common courts and the constitutional council, it's the last piece of the judiciary to effectively fall under the orders of the justice minister. Is it a power grab? What options do the opposition and civil society have?

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