Afternoon Political Roundup: Second Voting Block in the Sejm, New KRS Elected in the First Round — NEXT TUESDAY AT 3 PM, THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR WILL MEET WITH THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION - 300POLITYKA has learned. — A SECOND BLOCK OF VOTINGS IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN THE SEJM. — THIS MORNING, PARLIAMENTARIANS ELECTED A NEW NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL (KRS). The opposition did not participate in the vote on the list of 15 candidates, including 9 selected by PiS and 6 by Kukiz'15. Consequently, Law and Justice, despite requiring a qualified majority of 3/5 votes, managed to decide the election in the first round. — THE OPPOSITION ON THE KRS ELECTION: THIS IS A DAY OF SHAME. During a joint press conference, parliamentarians from PO, Nowoczesna, and PSL-UED argued that responsibility for the independence of the judiciary rests on all judges. They also explained that, in their opinion, the changes only lead to the politicization of the judiciary. — ZIOBRO: TODAY WE SUCCEEDED IN RESTORING THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS. The Minister of Justice stated at a press conference that "the entire judiciary, concerning recruitment, promotions, and the entire process related to disciplinary proceedings and removal from the judiciary, was outside the sphere of democratic control. This has now changed. We have decided to introduce a model that has a tradition in some European countries". — GERSDORF RESIGNED FROM HEADING THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL. — THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE LAW ON PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AWAITS FURTHER CONSULTATIONS. After a meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations, the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Paweł Szefernaker, explained that "the law is a starting point for discussion, we are open to discussion and will remain open to further conversation".