Kaczyński aims to change Polish constitution

Jarosław Kaczyński, a chairman of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, made a lengthy address on Monday, stating that his party aims to change the Polish constitution.

According to him, the constitution needs to be verified every twenty years. “Next year sees twenty years since the adoption of the Constitution [following the end of the communist era]. Is this not a good time to change it?” Kaczyński addressed at Poland's lower house of parliament.

Last week, Poland's Supreme Court adopted a resolution stating that the tribunal's rulings should be respected, even if not published by the prime minister (the latter factor makes the rulings binding). “We are going to settle this matter,” Kaczyński said, accusing the tribunal of “rejecting” a compromise. "We will not permit anarchy in Poland, even if it is promoted by the courts.” On March 9,Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled that a law on the constitutional court, which was passed in December last year by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, was against the constitution.