Parliament of Poland

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The Parliament of Poland is the country's bicameral national legislature, consisting of the lower house (Sejm) and the upper house (Senate), responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
budgetaryPower adopts state budget
buildingName Sejm and Senate Complex
canBeDissolvedBy President of Poland (under constitutional conditions)
linked to: President of Poland
canOverride Presidential veto (with qualified majority)
capitalCity Warsaw
cityDistrict Warsaw Śródmieście district
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Poland (1997)
country Poland
elects Commissioner for Human Rights
President of the National Bank of Poland (with participation of the President of Poland)
President of the Supreme Audit Office
members of the National Council of the Judiciary
establishedInCurrentForm 1997
governmentTypeContext parliamentary republic
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLegislativeChamber Sejm
Senate of Poland
hasPart Sejm
Senate of Poland
headOfStateInvolvedInProcess President of Poland
historicalPrecursor Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm
houseType bicameral
internationalAffiliation Inter-Parliamentary Union
languageUsed Polish
legislativeBodyFor Government of Poland
locatedIn Masovian Voivodeship
Poland
Warsaw
lowerHouse Sejm
meetsIn Sejm and Senate Complex
nativeName Parlament Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
numberOfMembersLowerHouse 460
numberOfMembersUpperHouse 100
oversees Council of Ministers of Poland
predecessor Polish People's Republic parliament
Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
primaryFunction budget approval
constitutional amendments
government oversight
lawmaking
ratification of international agreements
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
upperHouse Senate of Poland
votingSystemLowerHouse proportional representation
votingSystemUpperHouse first-past-the-post

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Marshal of the Sejm partOf Parliament of Poland
Senate of the Second Polish Republic partOf Parliament of the Second Polish Republic
subject linked to: Senate
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Senate of the Second Polish Republic chamberOf Polish parliament
subject linked to: Senate
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Senate of the Second Polish Republic alsoKnownAs Senate of interwar Poland
subject linked to: Senate
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Council of National Defense of Poland subordinateTo Polish parliament
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Act on the Supreme Court of Poland enactedBy Parliament of Poland
New Left (Poland) operatesIn Polish parliament
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Flag Day (May 2) establishedBy Parliament of Poland
National Assembly of Poland partOf Parliament of Poland
Senat partOf Parliament of Poland
Senate of Poland partOf Parliament of Poland
subject linked to: Senate
Sejm press center partOf Polish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Sejm gardens associatedWith Polish legislature
linked to: Parliament of Poland
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm partOf Parliament of Poland
Presidium of the Sejm belongsTo Parliament of Poland
Parliament of Poland nativeName Parlament Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
linked to: Parliament of Poland