Politics of Poland Politics of Poland (Civil unions in Poland) Speaker of polish Sejm - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz ( SLD - leader of presidential candidate), has blocked (21 July 2005) "same-sex relationships" bill, to approve it by parliament. So, this act has disappeared. However, it has declared that as president has signed such act. ...more on Wikipedia about "Civil unions in Poland"
Koedukacyjna Unia Rewolucyjno-Wyzwoleńczo-Anarchistyczna ("co-ed revolutionary anarchist liberation union") is a radical Polish anarcho-feminist group, existing since 2000. It is one of the two anarcho-feminist organizations in Poland admitting male members. ...more on Wikipedia about "Co-ed Revolutionary Anarchist Liberation Union"
Gruba kreska ( Polish for "thick line") was a term used by prime minister of Poland Tadeusz Mazowiecki in 1989 in his first parliamentary speech in Sejm. He said "We draw a thick line on what has happened in the past. We will only answer for what we have done to help Poland to rescue her from this crisis from now on" ("Przeszłość odkreślamy grubą linią. Odpowiadać będziemy jedynie za to, co uczyniliśmy, by wydobyć Polskę z obecnego stanu załamania"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gruba kreska"
Hôtel Lambert is a palace on Île Saint-Louis in Paris and the name-sake of a Polish 19th century political faction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hôtel Lambert"
Kaczyzm is a term describing a political construction created in Poland by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński brothers and their party Law and Justice (PiS). ...more on Wikipedia about "Kaczyzm"
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Poland. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liberalism in Poland"
The National Assembly (Zgromadzanie Narodowe) is the name of both chambers of the Polish parliament, the Sejm and the Senate, when sitting in joint session. It is headed by the Speaker of the Sejm, or by the Speaker of the Senate when the former is absent. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Assembly of Poland"
Orlengate is the biggest corruption scandal in the modern political history of Poland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orlengate"
The PKN Orlen investigation commission was established on 2 July 2004 by Sejm, the lower house of Polish Parliament, to investigate the biggest corruption scandal in the modern political history of Poland. ...more on Wikipedia about "PKN Orlen investigation commission"
During the Cold War, Poland had active programs for the development of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, but since then it has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Poland also is working with Russia to help eliminate the large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons developed by the Warsaw Pact countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Poland and weapons of mass destruction"
The following is the order of precedence in Poland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Polish order of precedence"
The Polish Socialist Youth Union ( Polish: Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej, ZSMP) is a youth group located inside Poland. The ZSMP is a former member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. Along with the Socialist Youth Union, they formed the youth faction of the Polish United Workers' Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Polish Socialist Youth Union"
Politics of Poland takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, Sejm and Senate. The current government structure consists of a council of ministers led by a Prime Minister, typically chosen from a majority coalition in the bicameral legislature's lower house. The president elected every 5 years is head of state. The judicial branch plays a minor role in decisionmaking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of Poland"
Prometheism ( Polish: Prometeizm) was a political project initiated by Poland's Józef Piłsudski. Its aim was to render Tsarist Russia and subsequently its successor, the Soviet Union, less dangerous to Poland and to the world by liberating the major non-Russian peoples that Russia had subjugated since shaking off her own " Tartar yoke" in the 16th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prometheism"
The Rywin affair (in Polish: afera Rywina, also labelled Rywingate in allusion to Watergate) is a corruption scandal in Poland, which began in late 2002 and has not been fully uncovered to this date. It is named after the prominent Polish film producer Lew Rywin ( The Pianist, Schindler's List, Europa Europa) as a key figure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rywin affair"
Rzeczpospolita ( pronounced: ) is a Polish word for " republic" or " commonwealth". It is a Polish calque translation of the Latin expression res publica ("public affair"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Rzeczpospolita"
The Sejm (pronounced:
A sejmik (diminutive of the Polish sejm, or parliament) was a regional sejm in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and earlier in the Kingdom of Poland. Sejmiks lasted unti the end of the Commonwealth in 1795 after the partitions of Poland. In modern Poland, there are voivodship sejmiks (Polish: Sejmik wojewódzki). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sejmik"
The Senate (Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament. It consists of 100 senators elected by universal ballot and is headed by the speaker of Senate (Marszałek Senatu). ...more on Wikipedia about "Senate of Poland"
The Constitutional Tribunal of Poland is a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its main task is to supervise the compliance of statutory law with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Constitutional Tribunal of Poland"
Voivodship sejmiks ( ) are the legislatures of the Voivodships of Poland. They comprise of directly elected representatives. Sejmiks are elected for four year terms effective from the day of the last election. ...more on Wikipedia about "Voivodship sejmik"
The Wildstein List is a list which contains the name of some 240,000 individuals who allegedly worked for the communist era Polish intelligence service. Named for the reporter who secretly copied the list from the national archives, Bronislaw Wildstein, the list eventually found its way to the internet where it quickly became the most searched after item in Poland. At least one Polish official has confirmed the list does contain the names of at least some current agents working abroad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wildstein List"
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