"Poland cannot be a state of chaos. I have waited many months for laws that were to confirm Poles' right to an impartial court. Repeatedly announced by the current government. I received a hastily prepared, widely criticized legal monstrosity, pushed through the Sejm in an extraordinary procedure," said President Karol Nawrocki in a statement.

"In connection with the progressing breakdown of the justice system, as I previously announced, I am presenting my own bill to restore the right to a trial and to have a case heard without undue delay, based on three specific principles: impartiality of courts, finality of judgments, and confirmation of the status of properly nominated judges," he continued.

"If dialogue proposals are rejected, in accordance with my commitment, I will ultimately turn to the nation with a request for a referendum on restoring normality to the functioning of the courts. Let the citizens decide. Their voice is always the most important," he added.