poland

Country information

• EU Constitution
  The decision whether to hold a referendum on the EU Constitution was postponed by the Polish parliament on 8 July 2005, following the French and Dutch referendum No votes (more).
  
  
• The Lisbon Treaty: to be ratified by the Parliament in february 2008.
  
  
• EU Presidency: July-December 2011
  
  
• Government Type: republic
  
  
• Executive Branch
  
  • HEAD OF STATE
  President Lech KACZYNSKI (since 23 December 2005)
  
  • HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
  Prime Minister Donald TUSK (since 16 November 2007)
  
  • MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  Radoslaw Sikorski
  
  
• Legislative branch
  
  • ELECTIONS (SENATE)
  Last elections: 21 October 2007
  Next elections: October 2011
  
  • RESULTS (SENATE)
  PO 60 seats
  PiS 39 seats
  Independent 1 seats
  
  • ELECTIONS (SEJM)
  Last elections: 21 October 2007
  Next elections: October 2011
  
  • RESULTS (SEJM) (Note - 2 seats are assigned to ethnic minority parties in the Sejm only)
  PO 41.5% (209 seats)
  PiS 32.1% (160 seats)
  LiD 13.2% (53 seats)
  PSL 8.9% (31 seats)
  Other 4.3% (German minority 1 seats, Nonaffiliated 6)
  
  
• Additional information
  
  • PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
  Last held 9 and 23 October 2005 (next to be held October 2010)