WARSAW, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- A spokeswoman of Poland's ruling party the Law and Justice (PiS) said on Friday that its party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has discussed with the Polish President Andrzej Duda over the judicial reform, and the two are close to reach an agreement.
According to Beata Mazurek, the spokeswoman, the PiS leader made some concessions on judicial reforms after a two-hour meeting, agreeing that National Judiciary Council (KRS) members should be elected with three-fifths majority votes and cross-party character of this election.
Duda's spokesman Krzysztof Lapinski said that the President will not compromise on the reform of the KRS and Supreme Court (SN) judges' retirement. "These are boundary conditions for him," Lapinski said.
Asked if Duda and Kaczynski speak with a single voice, and if there is an agreement between them, Lapinski said that PiS will amend the Duda's proposal and he will respond to the suggestions of modification as soon as he receives the amendment in paper.
PiS used to seek splitting the SN into three chambers, changing appointment regulations for its judges and retiring its present judges. The bill was passed by Sejm (the lower house) on July 20 and by the Senat (the upper house) on July 22. But Duda said on July 24 that he decided to veto two of the three judicial bills.
In recent weeks, Duda and Kaczynski have met twice to discuss judicial reforms. Friday's talk was the third such engagement. According to Lapinski, the two will meet again soon.
