President of Poland

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The President of Poland is the country’s directly elected head of state, responsible for representing the nation, safeguarding the constitution, and exercising key executive and diplomatic powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
appointedBy direct popular vote
branch executive branch of Poland
canBeRemovedBy State Tribunal of Poland
commanderInChiefOf Polish Armed Forces
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Poland
country Poland
currentHolder Andrzej Duda
currentHolderStartDate 6 August 2015
electionType direct presidential election
firstHolder Gabriel Narutowicz
flag Standard of the President of Poland
formationDate 1922
headOfStateOf Republic of Poland
impeachmentInitiatedBy National Assembly of Poland
locatedIn Poland
nativeLanguage pl
nativeName Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
officeHoldersInclude Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Andrzej Duda
Bolesław Bierut
Bronisław Komorowski
Gabriel Narutowicz
Ignacy Mościcki
Lech Kaczyński
Lech Wałęsa
Wojciech Jaruzelski
officialLanguage Polish
officialResidence Belweder Palace in Warsaw
Presidential Palace in Warsaw
power accept resignation of the Council of Ministers
appoint judges on motion of the National Council of the Judiciary
appoint the Prime Minister of Poland
confer orders and decorations
grant pardons
ratify and renounce international agreements
refer legislation to the Constitutional Tribunal
represent Poland in foreign affairs
sign bills into law
veto legislation passed by the Sejm
precedence highest state office in Poland
reportsTo Polish electorate
residenceCity Warsaw
responsibility ensuring observance of the Constitution
guaranteeing the continuity of state authority
representing Poland in international relations
safeguarding the Constitution of Poland
supreme command over the Armed Forces of Poland in wartime
salaryCurrency Polish złoty
seat Warsaw
style Mr President
President of the Republic of Poland
linked to: President of Poland
succession Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
linked to: Marshal of the Sejm
symbol Coat of arms of Poland
termLength 5 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
termRenewable yes
votingSystem two-round system

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Poland headOfStateTitle President of Poland
Prime Minister of Poland appointedBy President of Poland
Prime Minister of Poland nominatedBy President of Poland
Prime Minister of Poland oathSwornBefore President of Poland
Warsaw isSeatOf President of Poland
Józef Piłsudski positionHeld Naczelnik Państwa
linked to: President of Poland
April Constitution of 1935 grantedPowerTo President of Poland
April Constitution of 1935 definedRoleOf President of the Republic of Poland
linked to: President of Poland
Ignacy Mościcki positionHeld President of Poland
Sejm canBeDissolvedBy President of Poland (under constitutional conditions)
linked to: President of Poland
Władysław Sikorski positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces
linked to: President of Poland
Virtuti Militari awardingBody President of Poland
Bolesław Bierut positionHeld President of Poland
Third Polish Republic headOfStateTitle President of Poland
President of Poland style President of the Republic of Poland
linked to: President of Poland
Cross of Valour (Poland) presenter President of Poland
Order of the White Eagle (Poland) awardedBy President of Poland
Stanisław Wojciechowski positionHeld President of Poland
Stanisław Wojciechowski honorificTitle President of the Republic of Poland
linked to: President of Poland
Supreme Court of Poland appointmentBy President of Poland
Council of Ministers of Poland appointedBy President of Poland
Council of Ministers of Poland subordinateTo President of Poland in certain matters
linked to: President of Poland
Council of Ministers of the Second Polish Republic subordinateTo President of Poland
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
August Zaleski officeContested President of Poland
Polish parliament canOverrideVetoOf President of Poland
Polish parliament canBeDissolvedBy President of Poland
Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 regulates President of the Republic of Poland
linked to: President of Poland
Order of Polonia Restituta awardingAuthority President of Poland
Ignacy Mościcki positionHeld President of Poland
subject linked to: Michalina Czyżewska
Republic of Poland headOfStateTitle President of Poland
Historic Monument of Poland grantedBy President of Poland
Vice Prime Minister of Poland appointedBy President of Poland
Andrzej Duda positionHeld President of Poland
Grand Cross of the Virtuti Militari awardingAuthority President of Poland
subject linked to: Grand Cross
Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari awardingBody President of Poland
subject linked to: Gold Cross
Virtuti Militari awardingBody President of Poland
subject linked to: VIRTUTI MILITARI
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari presentedBy President of Poland
subject linked to: Silver Cross
Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari awardedBy President of Poland
subject linked to: Commander's Cross
Bolesław Bierut positionHeld President of Poland
subject linked to: Bierut
coat of arms of Poland usedBy President of Poland
Silesian Parliament subordinateTo President of Poland