Following President Karol Nawrocki’s address, Waldemar Żurek quickly exited the parliamentary chamber and avoided the press. He made an exception for TVN24, where he spoke on air about a “Plan B” in case of a disagreement with the president.
In his address to the National Assembly, Karol Nawrocki emphasised that the rule of law must be restored in Poland.
“It is hard to call a state lawful when the legally appointed National Prosecutor is not functioning, and when Article 7 of the Constitution, which states that public authorities must act on the basis of and within the limits of the law, is regularly violated,”
said the president.
He also announced that during his presidency, he would not promote or nominate judges whose actions “undermine the constitutional and legal order of the Republic of Poland.”
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After the address, Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek swiftly slipped out of the parliamentary chamber and remained unreachable for journalists, except those from TVN24. When asked on air about the president’s remarks, he said:
“It seems to me that we share a similar view that the Constitution must be respected, but each of us interprets it differently. (…) I would like to first convince the president that, for the good of all our citizens, we must resolve the dispute within the judiciary, but we must also restore the application of the Constitution. We have had a whole series of laws previously passed under the PiS government that blatantly and obviously violated the Constitution.”
Żurek stated that in his actions, he would adhere to the Constitution and international conventions binding on Poland.
the Minister of Justice noted.
“If there is a divergence with the president, then of course I have a Plan B. I would like to propose legislative solutions to the president that are best for the Polish people. If the president holds a different opinion, he will have to justify it legally, and I believe that will be the most difficult part for him,”
Żurek emphasised that he “simply must restore the rule of law in Poland.”