The age limit of 65 years would repel the head of the Supreme Court. She gave him the barking.

Malgorzata Gersdorf, President of the Polish Supreme Court, went to work as usual today and violated it with a new law applicable at midnight yesterday.

The law forces one third of the judges of the Polish Supreme Court, those who are 65 years or older, to retire. 27 of the 72 judges of the Supreme Court are replaced by new judges who, because of another legislative amendment, are elected by the National Assembly. It opens the possibility of appointing lawyers loyal to the government.

The two chambers of the Polish National Assembly are controlled by the Nationalist Party of Law and Justice (PiS).

Protecting the rule of law

a battle both inside and outside Poland. Opponents of the law believe that the government is trying to gain political control over the courts and undermine basic democratic norms.

– I'm not here because of politics, I'm here to protect the rule of law, Gersdorf said on arriving at the Supreme Court building this morning, writes Reuters.

She is now colliding with the government. President of the Supreme Court since 2014 and believes that the new law is in violation of the Constitution and can not be introduced.

Opponents of legislative changes planned protests in Poland today. One of them is Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Betent Strijd

The government, headed by Mateusz Morawiecki, prime minister of the PiS, has already taken control of a large part of the courts, including amending the legislation. PiS won the power of the government in 2015.

PiS says that changes are needed to streamline.

Critics say Poland is moving in a more authoritarian direction.

The EU is already strongly opposed to changes in Polish courts and has threatened to deprive Poland of the right to vote in the EU. According to The Economist, four-fifths of the EU countries have to stand behind, which is even more hesitant, according to The Economist.

Rejects Criticism

– The courts are an internal affair, said PiS President Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Tuesday at Gazeta Polska newspaper.

Prime Minister Morawiecki repeated the same position when he spoke in the European Parliament today. He said that all EU countries have the right to shape the courts according to their own traditions.

PiS was not negatively affected by the battle with the EU and still has about 40 percent support, far more than any other party.