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Polish President Appoints Acting Head of Constitutional Court

© AFP 2023 / ATTILA KISBENEDEKPolish President Andrzej Duda answers to a journalist's question in Maria Therese Hall of the presidential palace of Buda Castle in Budapest on March 18, 2016
Polish President Andrzej Duda answers to a journalist's question in Maria Therese Hall of the presidential palace of Buda Castle in Budapest on March 18, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Polish President Andrzej Duda appointed a new head of the Constitutional Court a day after her predecessor had stepped down amid political instability in the country.

WARSAW (Sputnik) — Duda has appointed Julia Przylebska as acting head of the Constitutional Court, the presidential administration said Tuesday.

"The President of the Republic of Poland in his judgment of December 20, 2016 has entrusted Julia Przylebska with the duties of acting head of the Constitutional Court before appointing the head of the court," the presidential office said in a statement.

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The term of former head of the Constitutional Court Andrzej Rzeplinski expired on Monday.

Rzeplinski is a vocal critic of the Law and Justice (PiS) government and its reform of the court. He called on the president the day before stepping down not to sign three laws on the Constitutional Court and rather send them to the Court for matching with the Constitution. However, Duda signed the laws on Monday.

The laws caused much criticism of the opposition due to provisions related to introducing three judges to the Constitutional Court and appointing an acting judge. Rzeplinski claimed the laws were unconstitutional.

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