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Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that a controversial reform of the way it functions are unconstitutional. The changes were introduced by the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party at the end of last year. This decision deepens Poland's constitutional crisis. According to the judges the bill prevented the tribunal from working “reliably and efficiently.”

Under a bill, the Constitutional Tribunal was required to pass rulings with a two-thirds majority, rather than the previous simple majority. Thirteen out of all 15 judges had to be in attendance, rather than nine judges, as previously.

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