National Assembly (Poland)

The National Assembly (Polish Zgromadzenie Narodowe ) is in the Republic of Poland, a constitutional body whose main constitutional task is accepting the oath of the president.

Constitutional roots and powers

According to the Article 114 para 1 of the Constitution of 2 April 1997, there is the National Assembly from among the deputies of the Sejm (460 ) and Senators (100 ), so it has a total of 560 members. The leadership of the National Assembly is up to the Marshal of the Sejm (2013: Ewa Kopacz ), which the Senate Marshal (2013: Bogdan Borusewicz ) can be represented. The National Assembly may adopt its rules of procedure (Article 114, paragraph 2).

The tasks of the National Assembly heard in accordance with Article 130 of the Constitution the receipt of the oath of the newly elected President of the Republic of Poland, which he takes office. In a re-election of the President is sworn in again according to the practical interpretation of the Constitution.

Furthermore, the National Assembly to explain the preliminary Official inability of the President (eg due to illness ) with a two-thirds majority of the total number of its members (ie at least 374 votes) enabled ( Article 131, paragraph 2, item 4). Similarly, the National Assembly accuse a two-thirds majority the president for violation of the Constitution before the State Court. This vote requires a request by at least 140 members of the National Assembly (Article 145, paragraph 2).

The National Assembly may otherwise be convened to hear an address by the President. Other meetings of the Sejm and the Senate, which take place at various festive occasions, submitted in accordance with the Constitution is not a National Assembly, although they are sometimes incorrectly referred to in the media as.

History

Historically was the National Assembly from 1921 to 1935 in addition according to the " March Constitution" the right to elect the President and the revision of the Constitution every 25 years from the Erstbeschluss to. From the latter has never been used because the constitution changed in any other way, and the National Assembly was abolished. The National Assembly was in accordance with the " Constitution March " from 444 Sejm deputies and 111 senators, that had 555 members.

After the Restoration of 1989, the National Assembly for the election of the president was capable of, what has happened only once. A constitutional amendment in 1990 spoke to her from this right but equipped them with the law and the task of amending the Constitution and to 1992 to determine the validity of the presidential election. The current constitution was adopted in 1997 by the National Assembly. It provides for direct election of the president by the people and the constitutional amendment by separate resolutions of the Sejm and Senate.

Meetings of the National Assembly

Footnotes

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  • Constitutional Law
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