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Parliament of Poland Parlament Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
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| 10th term Sejm and 11th term Senate | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | |
Term limits | 4 years |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | |
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Senate political groups | Government (60)
KO (41)
Independent and Self-Governing (4) Opposition(34) ZP (34)
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Sejm political groups | Government (241)
Confidence and supply (7) Opposition (210) K15 (3) Vacant (2) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
| Proportional representationa | |
Last Senate election | 15 October 2023 |
Last Sejm election | 15 October 2023 |
Next Senate election | 2027 |
Next Sejm election | 2027 |
| 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). | |
The parliament of Poland is the bicameral legislature of Poland. It is composed of an upper house (the Senate) and a lower house (the Sejm). Both houses are accommodated in the Sejm and Senate Complex in Warsaw. The Constitution of Poland does not refer to the Parliament as a body, but only to the Sejm and Senate.
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, but the Sejm can override a Senate refusal to pass a bill.
On certain occasions, the Marshal of the Sejm summons the National Assembly, a joint session of the members of both houses. It is mostly ceremonial in nature, and it only convenes occasionally, such as to witness the inauguration of the President. Under exceptional circumstances, the constitution endows the National Assembly with great responsibilities and powers, such as to bring the President before the State Tribunal (impeachment). The largest party in the Sejm is Law and Justice (PiS) with 194 out of 460 seats in Sejm. Senate Pact 2023 is leading in the Senate with 66 out of 100 seats. The two debating halls have designated seats for the deputies, senators and the single Marshal (speaker) of each. Senators and deputies are equipped with voting devices.
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