The President of Poland Andrzej Duda said Monday that it would veto a bill that would have given it to the people's government to oust all Supreme court judges of the country.

The passage of the controversial bill through both chambers of the Polish Parliament last week provoked huge protests in the capital Warsaw and across the country in recent days. "This law will strengthen the sense of justice" in society, said Duda in a televised Declaration, announcing its decision on Monday, according to AFP news Agency.

Critics have condemned this legislation as a blatant power grab by Duda and the right party law and justice, which has repeatedly insisted that she just carries out the necessary judicial reform. The key to the legislation was that current judges of the Supreme court will be transferred to early retirement, and the new judges are appointed by the Ministry of justice.

The unexpected decision of the President on Monday came after the European Union and the U.S. state Department expressed concern about the bill. Duda had 21 days to sign or veto the legislation.
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