Polish top court confirms withholding funds from opposition PiS party over campaign finance irregularities
The decision was welcomed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who said there will be "no money for grifters".
Poland's highest administrative court has ruled in favor of the government's decision to withhold state subsidies from the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, citing campaign finance irregularities. The finance ministry had previously ordered the PKW to reject PiS’s financial report following the discovery of approximately 3.6 million zloty in unauthorized expenditures during the 2023 parliamentary election campaign.
This resulted in the PKW ordering PiS to forfeit 10.8 million zloty in state subsidies, which they would have received based on their election performance. PiS challenged the decision, arguing that the funding should be restored, but the finance minister, Andrzej Domański, refused to comply, citing unresolved legal doubts. The Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) upheld the finance minister's decision, ruling that the Supreme Court chamber’s ruling did not have legal effect as it was issued by an entity not recognized as a court.
The government welcomed the ruling, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk stating that there will be "no money for grifters." The dispute stems from broader concerns over controversial judicial reforms implemented by PiS when they governed Poland from 2015 to 2023.
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