National Assembly of the Republic of Poland
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| National Assembly of the Republic of Poland | |||||
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | Sejm Senate |
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| Marshal of the Sejm | Bronisław Komorowski, Civic Platform since November 5, 2007 |
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| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz, Civic Platform since November 5, 2007 |
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| Members | 460 deputies and 100 senators | ||||
| Political groups | PO, PiS, LiD, PSL | ||||
| Last elections | October 21, 2007 | ||||
| Meeting place | The Sejm building in Warsaw | ||||
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The National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe) is the name of both chambers of the Polish parliament, the Sejm and the Senate, when sitting in joint session. It is headed by the Marshal of the Sejm (or by the Marshal of the Senate when the former is absent).
In the years 1922-1935 and 1989-1990, it was the National Assembly who elected the President of the Republic of Poland by an absolute majority of votes. In 1935, it was replaced by an Assembly of Electors, which consisted of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the General Armed Forces Inspector, 2/3 of deputies to the Sejm, and 1/3 of Senators. The Senate was abolished in 1946 so in 1947 Bolesław Bierut was elected President only by the Sejm. There were no presidents from 1952 till 1989 when the Senate was restored and the National Assembly elected Wojciech Jaruzelski as President.
Since 1990, the President has been elected by the people. However, the President is still sworn in before the National Assembly, which is also the only organ which can declare the President’s permanent incapacity to perform his duties, or bring an indictment against him before State Tribunal.
From 1992 to 1997, the National Assembly drafted and passed a new Constitution, which was approved by a national referendum on May 25, 1997.
[edit] Latest election
| Parties | Sejm | Senat | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
| Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO) | 6,701,010 | 41.51 | 209 | +76 | 60 | +26 | |
| Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) | 5,183,477 | 32.11 | 166 | +11 | 39 | –10 | |
| Left and Democrats (Lewica i Demokraci, LiD) | 2,122,981 | 13.15 | 53 | –2 | — | — | |
| Polish People's Party (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) | 1,437,638 | 8.91 | 31 | +6 | — | –2 | |
| Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (Samoobrona RP, SRP) | 247,335 | 1.53 | — | –56 | — | –3 | |
| League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin, LPR) | 209,171 | 1.30 | — | –34 | — | –7 | |
| Polish Labor Party (Polska Partia Pracy, PPP) | 160,476 | 0.99 | — | — | — | — | |
| Women's Party (Partia Kobiet, PK) | 45,121 | 0.28 | — | — | — | — | |
| German Minority (Mniejszość Niemiecka, MN) | 32,462 | 0.20 | 1 | –1 | — | — | |
| Patriotic Self-Defense (Samoobrona Patriotyczna) | 2,531 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | |
| Independents (Niezależni) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | –4 | |
| Total | 16,142,202 | 460 | 100 | ||||
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