warsaw poland rule party lawmakers give preliminary approval friday two bill allow parliament president replace top judge plan opposition european commission denounce threat rule law finally approve sign law president bill would likely deepen right-wing government standoff eu potentially reduce flow eu development fund poland law justice pis party deputies send bill author pis-ally president andrzej duda parliamentary committees duda veto july pis-sponsored bill would give justice minister large power judge duda cast veto prolong mass protest across poland july several thousand people 100 cities protest bill friday night although demonstrations fell short mass summer rally suppose something change way authorities act authorities listen people say 29-year-old jakub company worker want give last name show agree everything agree laws lead us leave european union november duda pis reach agreement shape judicial reform accord parliament need three-fifths majority appoint new members national council judiciary krs key panel appoint judge poland detail judicial reform bill expect reveal tuesday pis say work could finish december pis currently absolute parliamentary majority three-fifths one euroskeptic pis say reform judicial system need court slow inefficient steep communist-era mentality critics government say bill part pis plan increase power judiciary reflect drive towards authoritarianism charge pis deny demolition speed court case lawmaker krzysztof paszyk opposition psl tell parliament friday add bill would introduce pathology justice system european commission deputy head frans timmermans say early november duda bill row back direct government interference judiciary envisage original pis bill still acceptable socially conservative pis power since late 2015 already loggerheads fellow members european union migration policy push bring state media direct government control well early overhaul constitutional tribunal also friday pis deputies initially approve bill amend electoral system opposition say would threaten fairness elections polish mps back judicial overhaul see eu threat rule law