Country Profile:

Upcoming Elections

  • Presidential
    First Round
    October 2010
  • Parliamentary
    October 2011
Poland
  • Poland
  • Republic of Poland
  • Region: Europe

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Lech KACZYNSKI
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Donald TUSK
  • Assembly: Poland has a bicameral National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe) consisting of the Senat with 100 seats and the Sejm with 460 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by direct vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Senat 100 members are elected by majority vote to serve 4-year terms. In the Sejm 460 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 38,500,696 (July 2008 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - October 2011
  • Presidential
    First Round - October 2010

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010