Polish Supreme Court Fails to Elect New President Candidates Due to Lack of Quorum

A meeting of the General Assembly of Supreme Court Judges failed to elect candidates for the new First President of the Supreme Court due to a lack of quorum, with a new date set for the election.

24 Feb, 10:07 — 24 Feb, 11:20

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Why this matters

This story is significant because the First President is a crucial leadership position within Poland's highest judicial body, the Supreme Court. The failure to elect candidates due to a lack of quorum indicates potential internal divisions or political tensions affecting the court's ability to function and ensure a smooth succession, which can have broader implications for the rule of law and judicial independence in Poland.

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Perspective Analysis

AI-generated comparison of how 2 sources cover this story

News outlets report that the Polish Supreme Court failed to elect candidates for its new First President due to a lack of quorum. While both sources agree on the core event, Rzeczpospolita's headline suggests the elections were "boycotted," implying an intentional act, whereas TVN24 presents it as a straightforward factual occurrence.

Coverage matrix

	rzeczpospolita	tvn24
The scheduled date for the next attempt to elect candidates for the First President.

Covered Divergent Not mentioned

What sources agree on

The Polish Supreme Court failed to elect candidates for the position of its new First President.
The reason for the failure to elect candidates was a lack of the required quorum at the meeting.

Where they diverge

The nature or cause of the quorum failure

rzeczpospolita

This outlet suggests the failure was due to an intentional 'boycott' of the elections.

tvn24

This outlet reports the lack of quorum as a simple factual occurrence without attributing intent or cause beyond the absence of judges.

Key claims2 agreed · 2 unverified

✓

The Supreme Court failed to elect candidates for its First President.

agreed·rzeczpospolitatvn24

✓

The failure was due to a lack of quorum.

agreed·rzeczpospolitatvn24

The elections were boycotted.

unverified·rzeczpospolita

Coverage gaps

The scheduled date for the next attempt to elect candidates for the First President.

Reportedrzeczpospolita

Missingtvn24

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How outlets covered this

Left-leaning

No articles

Center

rzeczpospolita

Nieudana próba wyłonienia kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Wybory zbojkotowane

tvn24

Mieli wybierać kandydatów na prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Brak kworum na posiedzeniu

Right-leaning

No articles

Key entities

Supreme CourtThe highest judicial body in Poland, which failed to elect its new president candidates.First President of the Supreme CourtThe top leadership role within the Supreme Court, for which candidates were to be elected.Małgorzata ManowskaThe current First President of the Supreme Court, whose successor was being sought.General Assembly of Supreme Court JudgesThe body responsible for electing candidates for the First President.

Coverage Timeline

First report: tvn24 · 24 Feb, 10:07|Full coverage: All 2 sources within 1h|Window: 1h

Left-leaningCenterRight-leaning

tvn2424 Feb, 10:07First to report

Mieli wybierać kandydatów na prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Brak kworum na posiedzeniu

1h later

rzeczpospolita24 Feb, 11:20Latest update

Nieudana próba wyłonienia kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Wybory zbojkotowane

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rzeczpospolita2d ago

Nieudana próba wyłonienia kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Wybory zbojkotowane

Nie udało się wyłonić kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Powód? Brak wymaganego kworum do podjęcia decyzji. Kolejna próba wyboru następcy Małgorzaty Manowskiej odbędzie się w środę.

By Mateusz Mikowski

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tvn243d ago

Mieli wybierać kandydatów na prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Brak kworum na posiedzeniu

Na posiedzeniu Zgromadzenia Ogólnego Sędziów Sądu Najwyższego, które zebrało się by wybrać kandydatów na stanowisko nowego pierwszego prezesa SN, nie było kworum - przekazał rzecznik SN. Został wyznaczony kolejny termin. Wcześniej sędziowie zaliczani do grupy tak zwanych "starych" sędziów SN przekazali w oświadczeniu, do którego dotarła TVN24, że nie wezmą udziału w Zgromadzeniu.

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Polish Supreme Court Fails to Elect New President Candidates Due to Lack of Quorum

Why this matters

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What sources agree on

Where they diverge

Key claims2 agreed · 2 unverified

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How outlets covered this

Left-leaning

Center

Nieudana próba wyłonienia kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Wybory zbojkotowane

Mieli wybierać kandydatów na prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Brak kworum na posiedzeniu

Right-leaning

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Mieli wybierać kandydatów na prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Brak kworum na posiedzeniu

Nieudana próba wyłonienia kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Wybory zbojkotowane

Read at source (2 outlets)

Nieudana próba wyłonienia kandydatów na I prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Wybory zbojkotowane

Mieli wybierać kandydatów na prezesa Sądu Najwyższego. Brak kworum na posiedzeniu

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