Polonia Governo Profilo 2012

Capitale

nome: Warsaw
coordinate geografiche: 52 15 N, 21 00 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

11 Novembre 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: A.D. 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 Luglio 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)

Costituzione

adopted by the National Assembly 2 Aprile 1997; passed by national referendum 25 Maggio 1997; effective 17 Ottobre 1997

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (da allora 6 August 2010)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Donald TUSK (da allora 16 November 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar PAWLAK (da allora 16 November 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers responsible to the prime minister and the Sejm; the prime minister proposes, the president appoints, and the Sejm approves the Council of Ministers
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 June and 4 July 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm
election results: Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI elected president; percent of popular vote - Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI 53%, Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI 47%