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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Standing Orders of the Sejm adoptedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm partOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm appointedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm canBeDismissedBy Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm reportsTo Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Presidium of the Sejm partOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Constitutional Tribunal of Poland appointmentBody Sejm
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Janusz Onyszkiewicz memberOf Sejm
this entity surface form: Polish Sejm
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth convenes Sejm
this entity surface form: ordinary sejm
Gruenbaum memberOf Sejm
subject surface form: Yitzhak Gruenbaum
this entity surface form: Polish Sejm
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth coLegislativeWith Sejm
this entity surface form: Chamber of Deputies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
PRL legislature Sejm
subject surface form: Polish People's Republic