Sejm

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The Sejm is the lower house of Poland’s national parliament, historically serving as the central representative and legislative body in the country’s political system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of a bicameral legislature
legislative body
lower house of parliament
buildingStyle modernist with classical elements
canBeDissolvedBy President of Poland
surface form: President of Poland (under constitutional conditions)
coatOfArms White Eagle coat of arms
surface form: White Eagle of Poland (state emblem displayed)
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
country Poland
currentLegislatureNumber 10th term (as of 2023–2027)
electoralSystem open-list proportional representation
electoralThreshold 5% for parties
8% for coalitions
elects President of the Supreme Audit Office (in conjunction with Senate)
Prime Minister of Poland
surface form: Prime Minister of Poland (indirectly through confidence vote)

members of the National Council of the Judiciary (in part)
some members of the National Broadcasting Council
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.sejm.gov.pl
hasUpperHouse Senate of Poland
historicalPrecursor Sejm self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown of the Kingdom of Poland Sejm

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm
historicalRole central representative institution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
key body in the development of Polish constitutionalism
inception 1493
jurisdiction Third Polish Republic
surface form: Republic of Poland
languageUsed Polish
legislativePowers approves state budget
can override Senate veto
can pass vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers
passes statutes
ratifies international agreements
legislatureType national parliament lower chamber
location Warsaw
meetsFrequency in sessions convened by the Marshal of the Sejm
meetsIn Sejm complex in Warsaw
minimumVotingAge 18
nativeLabel Sejm self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
notableHistoricalAct Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm)
numberOfMembers 460
partOf Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate)
surface form: Parliament of Poland
presidingOfficerTitle Marshal of the Sejm
seatingArrangement hemicycle
sessionRoom Sejm complex in Warsaw
surface form: Sejm Plenary Hall
shortName Sejm self-link
supervisoryPowers can establish investigative committees
oversight of the Council of Ministers
termLength 4 years
timeZone Central European Time
uses multi-member constituencies
votingSystem proportional representation

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Prawo i Sprawiedliwość parliamentaryRepresentation Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
PiS representedIn Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Jarosław Kaczyński memberOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz legislativeBodyMemberOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Mateusz Morawiecki officeContested Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Military Counterintelligence Service of Poland oversightBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) createdLowerHouse Sejm
this entity surface form: Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Poland
Senate legislativeProcessWith Sejm
subject surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
Commonwealth of Both Nations lowerHouse Sejm
this entity surface form: Chamber of Deputies of the Sejm
Katyń Memorial Day establishedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland establishedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic
Solidarity Electoral Action parliamentaryGroupIn Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Polish legislative election of 1989 legislativeBodyElected Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic
Tadeusz Mazowiecki memberOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic
Tadeusz Mazowiecki memberOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Jacek Kuroń parliamentaryBody Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
State Tribunal of Poland establishedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
State Tribunal of Poland membersElectedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Bronisław Komorowski memberOfParliamentTerm Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm 1991–1993
Bronisław Komorowski memberOfParliamentTerm Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm 1993–1997
Bronisław Komorowski memberOfParliamentTerm Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm 1997–2001
Bronisław Komorowski memberOfParliamentTerm Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm 2001–2005
Bronisław Komorowski memberOfParliamentTerm Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm 2005–2007
Krajowa Rada Narodowa replacedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm Ustawodawczy
Krajowa Rada Narodowa followedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Legislative Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland
SLD representedIn Sejm
subject surface form: Democratic Left Alliance
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
1993 Polish parliamentary election legislativeBodyElected Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Aleje Ujazdowskie locatedNear Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
President of the Supreme Audit Office of Poland appointedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
President of the Supreme Audit Office of Poland reportsTo Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
President of the Supreme Audit Office of Poland mayBeDismissedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland appointedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland reportsTo Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
President of the National Bank of Poland requiresApprovalBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
President of the National Bank of Poland reportsTo Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Supreme Audit Office of Poland reportsTo Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
National Electoral Commission of Poland appointedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Grzegorz Napieralski memberOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
National Assembly of Poland composedOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
National Assembly of Poland hasChamber Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Józef Oleksy parliamentaryBody Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Senat hasLowerHouse Sejm
Senate hasLowerHouse Sejm
subject surface form: Senate of Poland
Sejm press center partOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Sejm gardens surrounds Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Standing Orders of the Sejm appliesTo Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland