Parliament of Poland

The parliament of Poland has an upper house (the Senate) and a lower house (the Sejm). Both houses are accommodated in the Sejm complex in Warsaw. The parliament itself is without an official name; the Constitution refers only to the Sejm and the Senate.

Parliament of Poland

Parlament Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
9th term Sejm and 10th term Senate
Polish coat of arms
Type
Type
Houses
Term limits
4 years
Leadership
Tomasz Grodzki, KO
since 12 November 2019
Elżbieta Witek, PiS
since 9 August 2019
Structure
Seats
10th term Senate of Poland.svg
Senate political groups
Government (48)
  •   ZP (48)

Opposition (52)

  •   KO (43)
    •   PO (42)
    • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/M' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  N. (1)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  KP (3)
    • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  PSL (2)
    •   UED (1)
  •   Independent Senators Circle (3)
  •   Non-Inscrit (3)
    •   Independent (1)
    •   Lewica (2) [1]
      •   Wiosna (1)
      • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  PPS (1)
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Sejm political groups
Government (235)[2]

Opposition (225)

Elections
First-past-the-post voting
Proportional representationa
Senate last election
13 October 2019
Sejm last election
13 October 2019
Meeting place
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Sejm chamber, Warsaw
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Senate chamber, Warsaw
Footnotes
a Open-list proportional representation in 41 constituencies (5% national electoral threshold, 8% national electoral threshold for coalitions).

Members of both houses are elected by direct election, usually every four years. The Sejm has 460 members, while the Senate has 100 senators. To become law, a bill must first be approved by both houses.

Parliament Of Poland Media

References

  1. "Kluby i koło". senat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. https://twitter.com/Wad_emecum/status/1184220620239917056