Polónia Governo Perfil 2008

Capital

nome: Warsaw
coordenadas geográficas: 52 15 N, 21 00 E
diferença do 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

Independência

11 Novembro 1918 (republic proclaimed)

Feriado nacional

Constitution Day, 3 Maio (1791)

Constitución

adotada by the National Assembly 2 Abril 1997; passed pelo referendum nacional 25 Maio 1997; efectiva 17 Outubro 1997

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Presidente Lech KACZYNSKI (desde 23 December 2005)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Donald TUSK (desde 16 November 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Waldemar PAWLAK (desde 16 November 2007) and Grzegorz SCHETYNA (desde 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 9 and 23 October 2005 (next to be held in the fall 2010); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm
election results: Lech KACZYNSKI elected president; percent of popular vote - Lech KACZYNSKI 54%, Donald Tusk 46%