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 Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish Armed Forces
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
surface form: 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 Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate)
surface form: 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 area in Warsaw
surface form: 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 Poland self-linksurface differs
surface form: President of the Republic of Poland
succession Marshal of the Sejm
surface form: Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
symbol coat of arms of Poland
surface form: Coat of arms of Poland
termLength 5 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
termRenewable yes
votingSystem two-round system

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Presidential Palace in Warsaw occupant President of Poland
Mr President appliesToOffice President of Poland
Standard of the President of Poland represents President of Poland
Standard of the President of Poland usedBy President of Poland
Standard of the President of Poland relatedTo President of Poland
this entity surface form: Presidency of Poland
State Tribunal of Poland canTry President of Poland
Bronisław Komorowski positionHeld President of Poland
Aleksander Kwaśniewski positionHeld President of Poland
Order of Virtuti Militari awardingBody President of Poland
Gołąbki positionHeld President of Poland
subject surface form: Stanisław Wojciechowski
Cross of Merit with Swords awardingBody President of Poland
Minister of the Interior of Poland confirmedBy President of Poland
President Stanisław Wojciechowski positionHeld President of Poland
subject surface form: Stanisław Wojciechowski
Sąd Najwyższy appointedBy President of Poland
this entity surface form: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Polish High Command subordinateTo President of Poland
SLD heldOffice President of Poland
subject surface form: Democratic Left Alliance
Government Protection Bureau (historically) protectedEntity President of Poland
subject surface form: Government Protection Bureau
historic Old Town heritageDesignationGrantedBy President of Poland
subject surface form: historic Old Town of Lublin
Polish presidential election, 1926 officeContested President of Poland
this entity surface form: President of the Second Polish Republic
Narutowicz family positionHeld President of Poland
subject surface form: Gabriel Narutowicz
Senat relatedInstitution President of Poland
Order of Reborn Poland awardingAuthority President of Poland
Order Odrodzenia Polski awardingAuthority President of Poland
Officer's Cross awardingBody President of Poland
subject surface form: Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Commander's Cross awardedBy President of Poland
subject surface form: Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Parliament of Poland canBeDissolvedBy President of Poland
this entity surface form: President of Poland (under constitutional conditions)
Constitution of 1952 abolishesOffice President of Poland