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Supreme Court rejects all six electoral protests by Law and Justice

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to leave the two remaining electoral protests by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party without further course - the Supreme Court's press office informed. PiS filed six protests in total, all pertaining to the Senate election. The last two protests examined by the top court were filed with regard to constituencies number 95 and 96 - Ostrów Wielkopolski and Kalisz respectively.

Both houses of Polish parliament held inaugural sessions

The lower house of Polish parliament, the Sejm, inaugurated its 9th term on Tuesday. The first session was opened by the Senior Marshal Antoni Macierewicz. Elżbieta Witek will keep her position of the Sejm's Marshal. A few hours later, the upper house, the Senate, held its first session of the new 10th term.

Opposition parties put forward Tomasz Grodzki as Senate Marshal candidate

Tomasz Grodzki from Civic Coalition (KO) has been put forward as candidate for the Marshal of the Senate - Civic Platform (PO) leader Grzegorz Schetyna informed on Friday after talks with the leaders of Polish People's Party (PSL) and Democratic Left Alliance (SLD). "It's a great honour on the one hand, and a huge responsibility on the other," Grodzki said.

Prosecutor denies request to transfer Stefan W. to a hospital ward

The prosecutor has rejected a request by the attorney of Stefan W., accused of murdering the mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz, to transfer his client to a hospital ward - the spokesperson for the District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk, Grażyna Wawryniuk, confirmed on Thursday.