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Prof. Zoll: The May elections will not be a celebration of democracy, but its burial. The State Electoral Commission should resign

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Rule of Law

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23 April 2020

Prof. Zoll: The May elections will not be a celebration of democracy, but its burial. The State Electoral Commission should resign

The former chairperson of the State Electoral Commission (PKW), Professor Andrzej Zoll fiercely criticised the aim of the ruling camp to hold the presidential elections by post. He stated that the PKW should tender its resignation, while the situation today is worse than during the times of the People’s Republic of Poland.

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The National Electoral Commission deprived of its powers in Poland

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Mariusz Jałoszewski

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19 April 2020

The National Electoral Commission deprived of its powers in Poland

Law and Justice party has just excluded a key institution from the process of preparing the elections: the National Electoral Commission. Former Chairperson of the Commission Judge Hermeliński: such a change in the electoral laws and procedures is in breach of Article 2 of the Constitution.

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