- As the President of the Republic, I have a duty to uphold the Constitution and look after the interests of citizens. The act on the National Council of the Judiciary does not fulfill this purpose; on the contrary, it contradicts it. Therefore, I have decided to veto it - said President Karol Nawrocki in a statement.

- I cannot sign a law that, under the guise of restoring the rule of law, actually introduces a new stage of chaos and opens the way for political influence over judges. The act introduces segregation of judges and hands over the judiciary to a political interest group - he continued.

- I strongly oppose dividing judges into better and worse, because in reality, the government aims to divide them into our judges and their judges. There are no neo- or paleo-judges in the Polish legal system. Whether someone is a judge results from the Constitution and laws. The act is clearly unconstitutional and could be a tool to remove judges whom the current authorities fear - he went on to say.