Fearing ‘Polexit’, Poles join mass pro-EU rallies
Al JazeeraAPR 2021
Fearing a loss of power in the upcoming elections, the PiS is seeking to subordinate the judiciary to elected politicians and promote culture wars to divide the nation again. The ad hoc, parliament-appointed commission will be able to break legal protections, reverse administrative decisions, and unilaterally cancel contracts on vague allegations of Russian influence. This is an attack on democracy.
Given its controversial nature, the Polish government had swiftly prepared a series of provisions to regulate or amend the most contentious issues in the legislation. As the proposed amendments, released on Friday, include barring the commission from banning politicians from public office, Sunday's protests were nothing but a march of hate.