| Zgromadzenie Narodowe Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej National Assembly of the Republic of Poland |
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| Type | |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Houses | Sejm Senate |
| Leadership | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Ewa Kopacz, Civic Platform since 8 November 2011 |
| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz, Civic Platform since 5 November 2007 |
| Members | 460 deputies and 100 senators |
| Meeting place | |
| The Sejm building in Warsaw | |
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The National Assembly (Zgromadzenie 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 Marshal of the Sejm (or by the Marshal of the Senate when the former is absent).
In the years 1922–1935 and 1989–1990, it was the National Assembly who elected the President of the Republic of Poland by an absolute majority of votes. In 1935, it was replaced by an Assembly of Electors, which consisted of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the General Armed Forces Inspector, 2/3 of deputies to the Sejm, and 1/3 of Senators. The Senate was abolished in 1946 so in 1947 Bolesław Bierut was elected President only by the Sejm. There were no presidents from 1952 until 1989 when the Senate was restored and the National Assembly elected Wojciech Jaruzelski as President.
Since 1990, the President has been elected by the people. However, the President is still sworn in before the National Assembly, which is also the only organ which can declare the President's permanent incapacity to perform his duties, or bring an indictment against him before State Tribunal.
From 1992 to 1997, the National Assembly drafted and passed a new Constitution, which was approved by a national referendum on 25 May 1997.
| Parties | Sejm | Senate | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | MPs %/votes % | Seats | +/– | ||
| Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO) | 5,629,773 | 39,18 | 207 | –2 | –2.33 | 63 | +3 | |
| Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) | 4,295,016 | 29.89 | 157 | –9 | –2.22 | 31 | –8 | |
| Palikot's Movement (Ruch Palikota, RP) | 1,439,490 | 10.02 | 40 | +40 | — | — | ||
| Polish People's Party (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) | 1,201,628 | 8.36 | 28 | –3 | –0.55 | 2 | +2 | |
| Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratyczne, SLD) | 1,184,303 | 8.24 | 27 | –26 | –4.91 | — | — | |
| Poland Comes First (Polska jest Najważniejsza, PJN) | 315,393 | 2.19 | — | —† | — | —† | ||
| Congress of the New Right (Kongres Nowej Prawicy, KNP) | 151,837 | 1.06 | — | – | — | – | ||
| Polish Labour Party (Polska Partia Pracy, PPP) | 79,147 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Right of the Republic–Real Politics Union (Prawica) | 35,169 | 0.24 | — | — | –0.44 | — | — | |
| German Minority (Mniejszość Niemiecka, MN) | 28,014 | 0.20 | 1 | — | –0.03 | — | — | |
| Our Home Poland (Nasz Dom Polska)[3] | 9,733 | 0.05 | — | — | –1.48 | — | — | |
| Independents (Niezależni) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | +3 | ||
| Total | 14,369,503 | 460 | 100 | |||||
†PjN did not exist at the previous election, but had 15 Sejm seats and 1 Senate seat when the previous Parliament was dissolved.[2] |
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