The Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced he will veto two of the three <br />controversial laws to replace supreme court judges with government appointees.<br /><br />#BREAKING: Polish President Andrzej Duda vetos law on Supreme Court which gave Parliament power over supreme court pic.twitter.com/rAZbAEFktE— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 24, 2017<br /><br />Tens of thousands of Poles have taken to the streets to protest over the legislation, seen by many as an attack on judicial independence by the president’s ruling right-wing Law and Justice party. <br /><br />‘The independence of the judiciary is in danger’: Massive protests erupt in Poland https://t.co/qri4jsOgzC pic.twitter.com/Cjj8ejPdkI— BI Military&Defense (@BI_Defense) July 23, 2017<br /><br />The government plan was to force Supreme Court judges into early retirement then new judges selected by the Justice Ministry installed.<br /><br />Paris in solidarity with Poland, hundreds came yesterday to protest for democracy PulseofEurope #sadnajwyzszy #ZamachLipcowy #veto #3xVeto pic.twitter.com/1XX2I2O0jc— Marta Zaraska (mzaraska) July 24, 2017<br /><br />Along with mass protest across Poland the EU slammed the move saying it placed judicial autonomy at risk.<br /><br />The president said: “I have decided to send back to the lower house of parliament, which means I will veto the bill on the Supreme Court, and the National Council of the Judiciary.”<br /><br />Polish currency zloty immediately rose against the euro as investors backed the president’s decision. <br />
